Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Qu... more Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Quick-Reference Guides to the NGSS. The guides are available in three grade-specific versions - one each for elementary, middle, and high school - plus a version for K-12. Each book provides the appropriate performance expectations; disciplinary core ideas; practices; crosscutting concepts; connections to engineering, technology, and applications of science; and connections to nature of science. The guides are designed to be used with the NGSS. The books' emphasis is on easy. In addition to helping you find the parts of the standards most relevant to you, youcan readily acquaint yourself with their formats and find out what each of the different parts means. The Quick-Reference Guides are indispensable companions to the NGSS for science teachers at all levels, but they're equally essential to administrators, curriculum developers, and teacher educators who are incorporating the NGSS and want to help others do so as well.
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students ’ thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results of a pilot test of 61 assessment items administered to 2170 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from 68 widely varying school districts from 27 different states in the spring of 2009. Our data indicates that while about three quarters of middle school students believe that objects can be modeled, only about half believe that events and processes can be modeled. In addition, our data indicate that about a third of students believe that making a model more similar to its referent always makes it a better model, a larger percentage of students than reported in other studies. Since students participating in the pilot test were asked to provide explanations for their answer choices, we will use these explanations to provide f...
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students' thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results ...
Page 1. Progression of Understanding of the Reasons for Seasons Ted Willard and Jo Ellen Roseman ... more Page 1. Progression of Understanding of the Reasons for Seasons Ted Willard and Jo Ellen Roseman AAAS, Project 2061 ... The study reported that students using the GEMS unit learned less than students using the comparison unit (O'Donnell, Watson, Pyke, & Lynch, 2006). ...
Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Qu... more Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Quick-Reference Guides to the NGSS. The guides are available in three grade-specific versions - one each for elementary, middle, and high school - plus a version for K-12. Each book provides the appropriate performance expectations; disciplinary core ideas; practices; crosscutting concepts; connections to engineering, technology, and applications of science; and connections to nature of science. The guides are designed to be used with the NGSS. The books' emphasis is on easy. In addition to helping you find the parts of the standards most relevant to you, youcan readily acquaint yourself with their formats and find out what each of the different parts means. The Quick-Reference Guides are indispensable companions to the NGSS for science teachers at all levels, but they're equally essential to administrators, curriculum developers, and teacher educators who are incorporating the NGSS and want to help others do so as well.
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students' thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results of a pilot test of 61 assessment items administered to 2170 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from 68 widely varying school districts from 27 different states in the spring of 2009. Our data indicates that while about three quarters of middle school students believe that objects can be modeled, only about half believe that events and processes can be modeled. In addition, our data indicate that about a third of students believe that making a model more similar to its referent always makes it a better model, a larger percentage of students than reported in other studies. Since students participating in the pilot test were asked to provide explanations for their answer choices, we will use these explanations to provide further insights on the quantitative results in the final paper.
he final version of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is expected later this spring. O... more he final version of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is expected later this spring. Once it is released, educators across the country will need to carefully study the standards as plans are made for adoption and implementation. The following text and diagram provide an overview on the architecture of the standards.
K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGS... more K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States 2013) to begin creating plans and processes for translating them for classroom instruction. As teachers learn about the NGSS, they have asked about the general structure of the standards document and how to read and use it. This article, part of a series about different aspects of the standards, answers some of the most common questions about the architecture of the NGSS, from deciphering the codes to understanding the boxes.
ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2007
We share our experience with developing interactive, crossbrowser strand maps using SVG. These ma... more We share our experience with developing interactive, crossbrowser strand maps using SVG. These maps will provide educators with free and easy access to carefully selected instructional resources linked to national and state learning goals. We will show the interface in at least two browsers, Internet Explorer with Adobe's SVG Viewer plug-in and Mozilla Firefox.
K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGS... more K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States 2013) to begin creating plans and processes for translating them for classroom instruction. As teachers learn about the NGSS, they have asked about the general structure of the standards document and how to read and use it. This article, part of a series about different aspects of the standards, answers some of the most common questions about the architecture of the NGSS, from deciphering the codes to understanding the boxes.
Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Qu... more Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Quick-Reference Guides to the NGSS. The guides are available in three grade-specific versions - one each for elementary, middle, and high school - plus a version for K-12. Each book provides the appropriate performance expectations; disciplinary core ideas; practices; crosscutting concepts; connections to engineering, technology, and applications of science; and connections to nature of science. The guides are designed to be used with the NGSS. The books' emphasis is on easy. In addition to helping you find the parts of the standards most relevant to you, youcan readily acquaint yourself with their formats and find out what each of the different parts means. The Quick-Reference Guides are indispensable companions to the NGSS for science teachers at all levels, but they're equally essential to administrators, curriculum developers, and teacher educators who are incorporating the NGSS and want to help others do so as well.
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students ’ thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results of a pilot test of 61 assessment items administered to 2170 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from 68 widely varying school districts from 27 different states in the spring of 2009. Our data indicates that while about three quarters of middle school students believe that objects can be modeled, only about half believe that events and processes can be modeled. In addition, our data indicate that about a third of students believe that making a model more similar to its referent always makes it a better model, a larger percentage of students than reported in other studies. Since students participating in the pilot test were asked to provide explanations for their answer choices, we will use these explanations to provide f...
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students' thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results ...
Page 1. Progression of Understanding of the Reasons for Seasons Ted Willard and Jo Ellen Roseman ... more Page 1. Progression of Understanding of the Reasons for Seasons Ted Willard and Jo Ellen Roseman AAAS, Project 2061 ... The study reported that students using the GEMS unit learned less than students using the comparison unit (O'Donnell, Watson, Pyke, & Lynch, 2006). ...
Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Qu... more Next time you need quick answers about the Next Generation Science Standards, turn to The NSTA Quick-Reference Guides to the NGSS. The guides are available in three grade-specific versions - one each for elementary, middle, and high school - plus a version for K-12. Each book provides the appropriate performance expectations; disciplinary core ideas; practices; crosscutting concepts; connections to engineering, technology, and applications of science; and connections to nature of science. The guides are designed to be used with the NGSS. The books' emphasis is on easy. In addition to helping you find the parts of the standards most relevant to you, youcan readily acquaint yourself with their formats and find out what each of the different parts means. The Quick-Reference Guides are indispensable companions to the NGSS for science teachers at all levels, but they're equally essential to administrators, curriculum developers, and teacher educators who are incorporating the NGSS and want to help others do so as well.
This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use i... more This paper presents assessment items aligned to key ideas about models and describes how we use information gathered from the students to gain insight into students' thinking as well as insights about the quality of the items themselves. We report the results of a pilot test of 61 assessment items administered to 2170 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from 68 widely varying school districts from 27 different states in the spring of 2009. Our data indicates that while about three quarters of middle school students believe that objects can be modeled, only about half believe that events and processes can be modeled. In addition, our data indicate that about a third of students believe that making a model more similar to its referent always makes it a better model, a larger percentage of students than reported in other studies. Since students participating in the pilot test were asked to provide explanations for their answer choices, we will use these explanations to provide further insights on the quantitative results in the final paper.
he final version of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is expected later this spring. O... more he final version of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is expected later this spring. Once it is released, educators across the country will need to carefully study the standards as plans are made for adoption and implementation. The following text and diagram provide an overview on the architecture of the standards.
K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGS... more K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States 2013) to begin creating plans and processes for translating them for classroom instruction. As teachers learn about the NGSS, they have asked about the general structure of the standards document and how to read and use it. This article, part of a series about different aspects of the standards, answers some of the most common questions about the architecture of the NGSS, from deciphering the codes to understanding the boxes.
ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2007
We share our experience with developing interactive, crossbrowser strand maps using SVG. These ma... more We share our experience with developing interactive, crossbrowser strand maps using SVG. These maps will provide educators with free and easy access to carefully selected instructional resources linked to national and state learning goals. We will show the interface in at least two browsers, Internet Explorer with Adobe's SVG Viewer plug-in and Mozilla Firefox.
K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGS... more K-12 teachers of science have been digging into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States 2013) to begin creating plans and processes for translating them for classroom instruction. As teachers learn about the NGSS, they have asked about the general structure of the standards document and how to read and use it. This article, part of a series about different aspects of the standards, answers some of the most common questions about the architecture of the NGSS, from deciphering the codes to understanding the boxes.
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