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Chemistry, physics, and biology curricula for upper secondary education1 in the Netherlands are characterized, like in many other countries, with poor coherence within and across subjects as well as with a lack of content relevance for a large group of students. Most programs are fragmented and overloaded with content. As a result, most students lack interest in science, and only few students decide to choose science-based subjects as part of their program of study in upper secondary education and to enrol in post-secondary science-based studies (cf. CVS, 2003).
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Ottevanger, W., Folmer, E., Kuiper, W. (2016). Context-Based Science Education in Senior Secondary Schools in the Netherlands. In: Taconis, R., Brok, P.d., Pilot, A. (eds) Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments in Science. Advances in Learning Environments Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-684-2_12
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