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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 25
(2020) pp 58-62
The Next Generation Science Standards and High School
Chemistry: First Steps of Implementation and Potential Impact
William J. F. Hunter
Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA, 61790-4160, whunter@ilstu.edu
Published: 21 March 2020
Abstract. The Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS), based upon Science and Engineering
Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Cross Cutting Concepts, are an attempt
to have students memorize less, make more sense of phenomena, connect science
to mathematics and language arts, and apply knowledge in context. Over 70% of
USA students are in schools that are adopting the NGSS and their implementation
over the past few years and into the future should have significant impact upon
the chemistry preparation of entering college students over the next decade.
Key Words: Of Special Interest; college chemistry
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: whunter@ilstu.edu)
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