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Table of Contents

Cover Page

• Background
• Ideas for Science Education
  • Science is for all students.
  • Setting science standards provides a valuable resource for improved instruction.
  • Students learn by "constructing" knowledge.
  • Hands-on, inquiry-based science instruction is well established as an effective teaching strategy.
  • Exploration, dialogue, and discourse promote understanding.
  • Instruction should focus on the essential key concepts or ideas of science in the overfull science curriculum and on teaching them more effectively.
  • The teacher's role is changing to facilitate student learning, while the student becomes a more active learner.
  • Appropriate staff development brings lasting improvements in science teaching.
  • Assessment must be more closely aligned with the goals of science instruction.
  • Families and other concerned adults play important roles in promoting science education.
• References
• Suggested Reading
• Acknowledgments

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