Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tsed20 Download by: [Wageningen UR Library] Date: 16 December 2015, At: 04:38 International Journal of Science Education ISSN: 0950-0693 (Print) 1464-5289 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tsed20 Inquiry-Based Science Education Competencies of Primary School Teachers: A literature study and critical review of the American National Science Education Standards Ester Alake-Tuenter , Harm J.A. Biemans , Hilde Tobi , Arjen E.J. Wals , Ida Oosterheert & Martin Mulder To cite this article: Ester Alake-Tuenter , Harm J.A. Biemans , Hilde Tobi , Arjen E.J. Wals , Ida Oosterheert & Martin Mulder (2012) Inquiry-Based Science Education Competencies of Primary School Teachers: A literature study and critical review of the American National Science Education Standards, International Journal of Science Education, 34:17, 2609-2640, DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.669076 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2012.669076 Published online: 04 May 2012. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 1172 View related articles Citing articles: 6 View citing articles