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Georgia gets Serious about Science Education. About 1/3 not passing HS science graduation test (>26,000) . December 7, 2005 University System of Georgia Educator Preparation Academic Advisory Committee (EPAAC) recommends new science courses for Early Childhood Education majors in Area F . Reaso
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1. Integrated ScienceBackground Information Pamela J.W. Gore
2. Georgia gets Serious about Science Education About 1/3 not passing HS science graduation test (>26,000)
3. December 7, 2005 – University System of Georgia Educator Preparation Academic Advisory Committee (EPAAC) recommends new science courses for Early Childhood Education majors in Area F
4. Reasons given: “Teachers do not have the science knowledge they need. It is also hard to hard to entice those majors into a science course to excite them about science.” Teachers “rote know a lot of stuff but do not understand and cannot explain to students.”