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National Science Education Standards: An Overview
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... An understanding of science and the processes of science contributes in an essential way to these skills. Other countries are investing heavily to create scientifically and technically literate work forces.
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... Different students will achieve tive explanations. In this way, students understanding in different ways,and differ- actively develop their understanding of sci ent students will achieve different degrees of ence by combining scientific knowledge depth and breadth of understanding with reasoning and thinking skills.
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... They bring coordination, consistency, After an introductory chapter and a chapand coherence to the improvement of science ter giving broad principles and definitions education. If people take risks in the name of of terms, the National Science Education improving science edu c a ti on ,t h ey know they Standards are presented in six chapters: will be supported by policies and procedures s Standards for science teaching throughout the system.
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... s The planning and development of the school science program. Effective teaching is at the heart of science Pro fe s s i o n a l education, which is why the science teaching standards are presented firs t .G ood teachers of Deve l o p m e nt science create environments in which they and their students work together as active learners.
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... which requires equally substantive change in In the vision describ ed by the Standards, professional development practices at all lev- assessments are the primary feedback mechels. Prospective and practicing teachers need anism in the science education system.
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... be developmentally appropriate, set in con- The first category is presented for all texts familiar to students, and as free from grade levels, because the understandings bias as possible. At the district, state, and and abilities associated with these concepts national levels, assessments need to involve need to be developed throughout a student's teachers in their design and administration, educational experiences.
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... describe the conditions necessary for quality s The development of communities s ch ool science programs. They focus on six that encourage, support, and areas: sustain teachers.
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... into a program that reflects local contexts Schools also are part of communities that and policies. The program standards discuss contain organizations that influence science the planning and actions needed to provide education, including colleges and universi comprehensive and coordinated experiences ties, nature centers, parks and museums, for all students across all grade levels.
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... But education, including students, parents, scithrough the combined and con ti nu ed sup- entists, engineers, businesspeople, taxpayers, port of all Americans, it can be achieved. legislators, and other public officials.
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... observe Learn Change By building on the best of current p ra ct i ce, standards aim to take us beyond the constraints of present stru ct u res of schooling toward a shared vision of excellence.


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