Abstract
in all subjects many others are being left behind." A critical shortage in the future number of available scientists and engineers is a pressing issue. According to Altschuld (2003), a leading medical scientist, "science and mathematics education in the US is failing to produce an adequate number of American scientists. Foreign postdoctoral fellows and students who typically remain in the US and become permanent residents and citizens increasingly populate US research laboratories. Were these foreign scientists to return home upon completion of their training, we would be facing a severe shortage of well-trained research personnel in US laboratories" (2003, p. 635). Addressing this shortfall is a national priority. National science education standards describe
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