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Supporting Newly Hired Teachers of Science: Attaining Teacher Professional Standards
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Luft, Julie A.; Dubois, Shannon L.; Nixon, Ryan S.; Campbell, Benjamin K. – Studies in Science Education, 2015
National standards for teachers are becoming more common. For newly hired teachers of science (NHTS), these standards have implications for how they are prepared and supported in their early years. In order to guide educators who prepare and study teachers of science and support NHTS, this review examines 30 years of research pertaining to…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers, National Standards, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
National Science Education Standards in the United States: A Process and a Product.
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Collins, Angelo – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Details the four-year consensus-building process in the United States on what students should understand and be able to do in science after 13 years of schooling. The product of this process is a document known as the National Science Education Standards. (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards
Juggling Educational Needs and Political Realities in Canada: National Standards, Provincial Control, and Teachers' Professionalism.
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Orpwood, Graham – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Begins with a review of Canadian science education and the status of science standards development across Canada. Focuses on Ontario and a curriculum restructuring project taking place there. Contains 27 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Quest for National Standards in Science Education in Korea.
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Han, Jong-Ha – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Provides a general description of the National Science Curriculum in Korea including its involvement in science textbook development. Discusses evaluation procedures for science programs and textbooks. Also contains information on curriculum policy and assumptions about learning. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Development of the Recent National New Zealand Science Curriculum.
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Bell, Beverley; Carr, Malcolm; Jones, Alister – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Discusses curriculum development in New Zealand from educational, social, political, and historical perspectives. Describes and critiques the development process. Contains 70 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Standards and Science Education in Scottish Schools.
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Harlen, Wynne – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Presents the state of science education in Scotland beginning with a historical perspective, information about education, and a brief account of developments since the 1960s. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Teachers Judging Standards in Senior Science Subjects: Fifteen Years of the Queensland Experiment.
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Butler, Jim – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Traces the evolution of science teachers' understandings of the complex process of judging standards of student achievement in Queensland high schools. Contrasts the Queensland system with other systems in Australia. Contains 37 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries