Abstract
In this study, the task examples in the German National Education Standards for chemistry were analyzed from the viewpoint of development of communication competency. As the result of the analysis, the following four points were clarified; 1) The contents of the standards related to the area of communication competency weren’t arranged systematically in the task examples. 2) Some contents of standards were associated with all task examples, others with only a few task examples. 3) On the basis of the daily life contexts, the task examples were
constructed. 4) Some task examples included group activities which were emphasized on the division of roles among its members.