The Next Generation Science Standards: How Many Dimensions of Learning Are There?

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Editorial| November 01 2016 The Next Generation Science Standards: How Many Dimensions of Learning Are There? William F. McComas William F. McComas Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2016) 78 (9): 707. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.9.707 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation William F. McComas; The Next Generation Science Standards: How Many Dimensions of Learning Are There?. The American Biology Teacher 1 November 2016; 78 (9): 707. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.9.707 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search This is an exciting yet potentially challenging time to be a science teacher in the United States. We are fast approaching a reality in which schools in the majority of states will use the same document to guide science teaching and learning. Of course, I am talking about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Representatives from across the country developed NGSS, followed by a brief opportunity for public comment and revision. Now, individual states are examining the final NGSS document and considering whether to adopt or not. When these decisions are made, for the first time since the founding of the nation, it is likely that more students than not in the K–12 arena will be guided in their science learning by a document that cuts across state lines. Most agree that the NGSS standards are generally well developed, particularly from the perspective of the science content recommendations. Having a... You do not currently have access to this content.