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K-12 Biology Teaching in Need of Reform.
Borchelt, Rick – Physiologist, 1991
The results of a National Research Council report on the status of biology education in the United States are discussed. Poorly trained and supported teachers, a curriculum that seems designed to snuff out interest, inappropriately used standardized tests, and textbooks that are often inaccurate and misleading were found. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Biology, Career Awareness, Educational Change, Elementary School Science