During the spring of 1982, over 80,000 students and nearly 2,000 teachers in British Columbia participated in the 1982 Science Assessment, contributing toward understanding of the status and progress of science education in the elementary and secondary schools of the province. The assessment was the second in science, the first occurring in 1978. This general report is divided into eight sections. Following an introduction (chapter 1), the development, piloting, and selection of items for the final achievement and attitude/opinion measures used in the assessment are discussed in chapter 2. Chapters 3-5 contain interpretations of the grade 4, grade 8, and grade 10-12 results, focusing on: (1) student characteristics; (2) achievement in science processes, knowledge (recall and understanding), and higher level thinking; (3) overall achievement results; (4) comparisons with other grade levels and 1978 survey; (5) achievement of specific sub-groups (including sex and language background); and (6) science interests/attitudes. Chapters 6 and 7 discuss development of elementary/secondary science teacher questionnaires, results, interpretations, and comparisons. Areas addressed include teacher characteristics, training, instruction, materials/equipment, and science programs. The final chapter presents recommendations and conclusions based on total assessment results. Appendices include copies of survey instruments and the provincial results of all questions. (Author/JN)