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National Science Education Standards (1996)
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Assessment in Science Education

  

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The Standards

  

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Standard A

  

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Standard B

  

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Standard C

  

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Standard D

  

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Standard E

  

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Assessments Conducted by Classroom Teachers

  

87
   

Improving Classroom Practice

  

87
   

Planning Curricula

  

87
   

Development Self-directed Learners

  

88
   

Reporting Student Progress

  

88
   

Researching Teaching Practices

  

89
   

Assessments Conducted at the District, State, and National Levels

  

89
   

Data Analysis

  

90
   

Teacher Involvement

  

90
   

Sample Size

  

90
   

Representative Sample

  

90
   

Sample Assessments of Student Science Achievement

  

91
   

Assessing Understanding of the Natural World

  

91
   

Assessing the Ability to Inquire

  

98
   

Changing Emphases for Assessment

  

100
   

References for Further Reading

  

101

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Science Content Standards

  

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Rationale

  

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Unifying Concepts and Processes Standard

  

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Science as Inquiry Standards

  

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Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth and Space Science Standards

  

106
   

Science and Technology Standards

  

106
   

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Standards

  

107
   

History and Nature of Science Standards

  

107
   

Form of the Content Standards

  

108
   

Criteria for the Content Standards

  

109
   

Use of the Content Standards

  

111
   

Changing Emphases for Contents

  

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Content Standard: K-12

  

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Content Standards: K-4

  

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Science as Inquiry

  

121
   

Physical Science

  

123
   

Life Science

  

127
   

Earth and Space Science

  

130
   

Science and Technology

  

135
   

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

  

138
   

History and Nature of Science

  

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The standards are based largely on the 2011 National Research Council report A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.

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