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The National Science Education Standards

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The National Research Council desired a system of science standards available for all of those involved in science instruction from students in elementary school and high schools, to policy makers, administrators, and science teachers (Bybee, 1995).

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McComas, W.F. (2014). The National Science Education Standards . In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_58

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