The National Science Education Standards (NSES) are a set of guidelines for the science education in primary and secondary schools in the United States, as established by the National Research Council in 1996. These provide a set of goals for teachers to set for their students and for administrators to provide professional development. The NSES influence various states' own science learning standards (such as the Massachusetts Frameworks), and state-wide standardized testing.

External links

• National Science Education Standards homepage (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/)
• National Research Council (http://www.nationalacademies.org/nrc/)
• National Science Teachers Association (http://www.nsta.org/standards) page on the National Science Education Standards