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College Pathways to the Science Education Standards
β Scribed by Eleanor D. Siebert; William J. McIntosh
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 211
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This one-of-a-kind book applies the Standards, written for K-12 classes, to the college level. Designed for postsecondary science content teachers, science educators, and administrators, this book shows how to implement all six areas of the Standards on campus--teaching, professional development, assessment, science content, science education programs, and science education systems.
β¦ Subjects
Mentoring in science -- United States. ; Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Standards -- United States.
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