Why Science Standards are Important to a Strong Science Curriculum and How States Measure Up

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-371

  Mead, Louise S ^a   Mates, Anton ^a  

^a Natl Center for Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Science curriculum; Standards; States

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951755751     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-009-0155-y     Document Type: Article

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