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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"next generation science standards"”.
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Preparing for the Next Generation Science Standards: Implementation of Science and Engineering Practices
The Next Generation Science Standards feature a three dimensional learning model, including Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices. With the coming requirement to utilize the NGSS standards, it is important that teachers begin preparing their curricula …
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Massachusetts High School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Transitions In Teaching And Assessment Related To The Next Generation Science Standards
<p>The experiences and perceptions of high school science teachers with the transitions in teaching and assessment related to the adoption of the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Framework based on the Next Generation Science Standards were studied in this interpretative …
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Educational Groupings In The Middle School Science Classroom
… in preparation for future careers. Adopting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has required educators to encourage collaboration among students for science learning. Understanding the implications of student groupings and differentiated instructional strategies on learning requires an …
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Perceived Barriers And Solutions: Engineering Design Implementation
… Design, part of the practices dimension of the Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, is widely recognized as the most challenging piece for teachers to implement. It involves practices that teachers are unfamiliar with, have not taught before, have not been taught, and have not experienced as …
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Disciplinarity and literate activity in science: tracing pathways of becoming, writing and practice
In 2013, the Next Generation Science Standards outlined eight practices or “habits of mind” that students must possess in order to “do science”. Rather than accept these practices as truth, this dissertation explores, from the perspective of the university scientists, how they came to engage in …
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In search of three-dimensional learning: using self-study to change a secondary biology teacher’s practice
… to a unit that is more in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are explored. Data collection included using field notes, critical friend’s conversations and feedback, video and audio recordings, Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products (EQuIP) rubric …
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Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning: Evaluation of the Use of Scientific Inquiry to Support Argumentative Writing in the Middle School Science Classroom
<p>In light of the essential science and engineering practices identified by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this study focuses on the specific science and engineering practice, "engage in argument from evidence," and how classroom practices can serve to strengthen this skill …
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Η Τεχνολογία στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση: Ανάλυση και Σύγκριση των Ελληνικών Εκπαιδευτικών Προσεγγίσεων με τα Διεθνή Πρότυπα NGSS και ITEEA
… Σπουδών (ΠΣ) για την τεχνολογία με τα Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) των ΗΠΑ και το International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA), όσον αφορά τη διδασκαλία της Τεχνολογίας στις τάξεις του Δημοτικού σχολείου. Στόχος της είναι να εντοπίσει τα κοινά …
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Digital badges for STEM learning in secondary contexts: A mixed methods study
… the learning context, formal and informal, for a generation of youth. The purpose of this study was to design an intervention based upon a competency-based, digitally-mediated, learning intervention: digital badges for learning STEM habits of mind and practices. Designed purposefully, digital …
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STEM Education in the Elementary School Classroom
… curricula aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).</p>
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Elementary teachers' perception of preparedness for the elementary science classroom
… teachers to effectively teach three-dimensional science lessons as advocated by the Next Generation Science Standards. A mixed methods approach combining qualitative interviews with quantitative analysis was employed to gain a full understanding of variables that are related to teachers feeling …
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“Because I did what she told me to do.” Understanding the Identity Work of Elementary Students of Color in the Science Classroom and how a Teacher’s Positionality Impacts Student Learning
… elementary students of color constructed their science identities at a time in which the Next Generation Science Standards were taking root within their school’s science program. While the standards were developed under the paradigm of science being representative of a body of knowledge informed …
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Teacher Perspectives on Environmental Education Programs Provided By Eastern Kentucky University Division of Natural Areas
… to improve student engagement and meet the Next Generation Science Standards. The current facilitation of EE programs does not include an assessment of teachers’ perceptions. The purpose of this project is to assess the perceptions of teachers whose classes participate in the EE programs at …
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The Role of Science in Elementary Education
<p>The role of Science in education has evolved over the years. Although it is currently considered an important subject, there is a gap in knowledge involving the level at which Science is incorporated in elementary education and how teachers view the subject. Since the introduction of the Next …
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College Students’ Experiences with High School Science: Promoting Interest and Achievement in Science
… of professionals to fill the jobs available in science. One possible reason for the lack of participation in science fields lies in students’ beliefs in their ability to do science, or science self-efficacy, which is linked to interest and achievement. Their perceptions of science are influenced …
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College Students’ Experiences with High School Science: Promoting Interest and Achievement in Science
… of professionals to fill the jobs available in science. One possible reason for the lack of participation in science fields lies in students’ beliefs in their ability to do science, or science self-efficacy, which is linked to interest and achievement. Their perceptions of science are influenced …
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Supporting Elementary Education In-Service Teachers' Proficiency in Planning STEM-Centric Lessons
… that incorporated the Maryland State STEM Standards of Practice (SOP), targeting integration of STEM content, inquiry learning, students' abilities to collaborate as a STEM team and students' strategic application of technology. Data collection, in the form of reviewing and analyzing study …
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