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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ750233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 5
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Biology First: A History of the Grade Placement of High School Biology
Sheppard, Keith; Robbins, Dennis M.
American Biology Teacher, v68 n7 p86-90 Sep 2006
This article outlines the history of the high school "general biology" course and details how biology came to be placed first in the traditional order of science subjects (biology-chemistry-physics). The article briefly discusses the implications of the development of this sequence for the present day biology course.
Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Course Content, Educational History, Chemistry, Physics, Instructional Program Divisions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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