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Frameworks documents, also called curriculum frameworks, provide a broad description of the content and the sequence of learning expected of all students by the time they graduate from high school. Framework development is the first step toward developing clear and high quality standards that all students are expected to achieve.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Frameworks (General Definition). In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_39
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