National Science Education Standards

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	Call to Action	vii
	National Science Education Standards: An Overview	1
	Organization of the Standards	3
	Science Teaching Standards	4
	Professional Development Standards	4
	Assessment Standards	5
	Science Content Standards	6
	Science Education Program Standards	7
	Science Education System Standards	8
	Toward the Future	9
1	Introduction	11
	Why National Science Education Standards?	12
	Goals for School Science	13
	History of the National Science Education Standards	13
	Organization	15
	Guidance for Readers	17
	References for Further Reading	17
2	Principles and Definitions	19
	Perspectives and Terms in the National Science Education Standards	22
	References for Further Reading	24
3	Science Teaching Standards	27
	The Standards	29
	Standard A	30
	Standard B	32
	Standard C	37
	Standard D	43
	Standard E	45
	Standard F	51
	Changing Emphases for Teaching	52
	References for Further Reading	53
4	Standards for Professional Development for Teachers of Science	55
	The Standards	58
	Standard A	59
	Standard B	62
	Standard C	68
	Standard D	70
	Changing Emphases for Professional Development	72
	References for Further Reading	73

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National Science Education Standards (1996)
Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CSMEE)

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National Science Education Standards (1996) Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CSMEE)

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National Science Education Standards (1996)
Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CSMEE)