The connotation of scientific education view is as follows: the connotation of scientific education is divided into narrow sense and broad sense. In a narrow sense, science education refers to the education for primary and secondary school students based on physics, chemistry, biology and geography. Science education in a broad sense refers to all education that can promote people's scientific literacy, including science-related education for primary and secondary school students, higher education for cultivating scientific and technical professionals, and scientific communication activities for the public.

The concept of science education is the basis of related research on science education. In Introduction to Science Education, Gu Zhiyue pointed out that science education involves four areas: personal needs, social problems, employment preparation and academic foundation for further study. Therefore, science education is an education that teaches students the scientific knowledge of daily life and the future scientific and technological world, teaches students how to deal with scientific and social problems, and enables students to have the scientific and technological foundation necessary for future job hunting and the theoretical foundation necessary for continuing to study science.

Some scholars have also pointed out that science education is an education to impart basic scientific knowledge, let students experience scientific inquiry methods, cultivate their scientific spirit and good scientific attitude, and establish a complete view of scientific knowledge and values. Wang Shicun and others believe that science education is to impart scientific knowledge, cultivate scientific spirit and improve scientific literacy.