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Toward Standards

April 10, 1996 1 min read
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In a new NSTA survey, teachers listed the barriers they expect to encounter in implementing national science standards. Following are the problems teachers expect and the percent choosing each item as their top expected barrier to standards.

Barrier Percent of Teachers
Time for planning 32
Financial support for professional development 25
Materials, resources, and facilities 22
Classroom management 5
Peer barrier 3
Personal change 3
Administration 2
Community/parent 2

NOTE: Percentages do not add to 100 due to rounding.

SOURCE: The National Science Teachers Association.

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A version of this article appeared in the April 10, 1996 edition of Education Week as Toward Standards

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