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Testing the science testers

Nature volume 352, pages 369–370 (1991)Cite this article

The new national curriculum for England and Wales includes the testing of the scientific ability of seven-year olds. But the tests themselves show evidence of scientific illiteracy.

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Drummond, M. Testing the science testers. Nature 352, 369–370 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/352369a0

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