Upper secondary school physical science curricula in New Zealand after the national qualifications framework reforms

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-280

  Vlaardingerbroek, Barend ^a   Taylor, T G Neil ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemistry education; Internal assessment; National qualifications framework; Physics education; Standards based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147154823     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-006-9032-0     Document Type: Article

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