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The Framework was developed by eighteen individuals who are well-known in their fields as well as four design teams that represent the four domains of science (life science, physical science, earth and space science, and engineering). The perceived need by the science and/or science education communities for new science standards, as well as a framework to undergird these new standards, stemmed from multiple reasons.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Framework for K-12 Science Education . In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_38
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