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National Science Education Standards
Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc (Author), Board on Science Education (Author)
ISBN: 0309053269     ISBN-13: 9780309053266
Publisher: National Academies Press
OUR PRICE:   $33.25  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 1996
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Annotation: This volume offers a vision of scientific literacy, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able to do in science as a result of their learning experience. The standards reflect the principles that learning science is an inquiry-based process, that science in schools should reflect the intellectual traditions of contemporary science, and that everyone can help improve science education.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform
- Education | Testing & Measurement
Dewey: 507.109
LCCN: 95045778
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 8.42" W x 10.44" (1.60 lbs) 272 pages
 
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Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse society?

These and other fundamental issues are addressed in National Science Education Standards?a landmark development effort that reflects the contributions of thousands of teachers, scientists, science educators, and other experts across the country.

The National Science Education Standards offer a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able to do at different grade levels in various science categories.

The standards address:

  • The exemplary practice of science teaching that provides students with experiences that enable them to achieve scientific literacy.
  • Criteria for assessing and analyzing students' attainments in science and the learning opportunities that school science programs afford.
  • The nature and design of the school and district science program.
  • The support and resources needed for students to learn science.

These standards reflect the principles that learning science is an inquiry-based process, that science in schools should reflect the intellectual traditions of contemporary science, and that all Americans have a role in improving science education.

This document will be invaluable to education policymakers, school system administrators, teacher educators, individual teachers, and concerned parents.