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This study by the Committee on Undergraduate Science Education was conducted under National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council's Cooperative Agreement (No. OSR 935574) with the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Science teaching reconsidered : a handbook / [prepared by the]
	Committee on Undergraduate Science Education.
			p. cm.
		Includes bibliographical references and index.
		ISBN 0-309-05498-2
		1. Science—Study and teaching (Higher)—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	I. Committee on Undergraduate Science Education (U.S.)
	Q181.53822 1997
	507'. 1'173—dc21												97-4492
																	CIP

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