Evaluation for Science Courses in the Middle Stage of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Based on Light of the Next Generation Science Standards NGSS — Oak Academic Publishing
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Evaluation for Science Courses in the Middle Stage of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Based on Light of the Next Generation Science Standards NGSS
Faculty of Education, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
1 Faculty of Education, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
The current study is aimed at evaluating the science courses in the middle stage of education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the light of the Next Generation Science Standards NGSS.
KeywordsEvaluationScience CoursesStandardsNext Generation ScienceNGSSKingdom of Saudi Arabia
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