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The using strand addresses the many different ways learning progressions are expected to impact science education. Learning progressions have been proposed as frameworks that can inform the development of standards, large-scale assessments, classroom assessments, curriculum development, and teacher preparation/ professional development. By providing a common framework, learning progressions have the potential to bring coherence to these multiple facets of science education (National Research Council [NRC], 2007). Thus the use of learning progressions may significantly influence other strands of learning progression work.
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Gotwals, A.W. (2012). Learning Progressions For Multiple Purposes. In: Alonzo, A.C., Gotwals, A.W. (eds) Learning Progressions in Science. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-824-7_19
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