Authors: P. Sean Smith, Courtney L. Plumley, Meredith L. Hayes Date: April 2017 This paper, presented at the 2017 meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), summarizes findings from efforts to elicit pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) from elementary teachers. The paper focuses on teachers’ knowledge for teaching about the small particle […]
Research to Practice Brief: The Critical Role of Science Teachers in Communicating Accurate Information about Zika
Authors: P. Sean Smith, Joan D. Pasley Date: May 2016 This policy brief makes recommendations for how science teachers can address the Zika virus with their students. Research to Practice Brief: The Critical Role of Science Teachers in Communicating Accurate Information about Zika (PDF, 78Kb) Copyright and Usage: Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) holds the copyright […]
Stopping an Epidemic of Misinformation: How K-12 Science Teachers Responded to Ebola. Technical Report
Authors: P. Sean Smith, Jennifer A. Torsiglieri, Joan D. Pasley, R. Keith Esch Date: November 2016 This report presents results from a survey of over 3,000 K–12 science teachers regarding their instruction related to the Ebola virus. Teachers were surveyed in the spring of 2015 following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Results are […]
The Multiplier Effect: Leveraging K–12 Science Teachers to Communicate Accurate Information about Zika
Authors: P. Sean Smith, Joan D. Pasley Date: April 2016 This policy brief makes recommendations for how public health organizations can tailor their Zika-related resources for K-12 science teachers. The Multiplier Effect: Leveraging K–12 Science Teachers to Communicate Accurate Information about Zika (PDF, 69 Kb) Copyright and Usage: Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) holds the copyright […]
Towards Engagement with the Science and Engineering Practices for All Students
Authors: Joan D Pasley, Peggy J. Trygstad, Eric R. Banilower Date: April 2016 This paper, presented at the 2016 NARST Annual International Conference, summarizes the work to date of the Operationalizing the Science and Engineering Practices project. The project is developing and validating a survey to be used as an indicator of student engagement with […]
How Science Teachers Responded to Ebola: A National Study of Teacher Instructional Decision Making
Authors: P. Sean Smith, R. Keith Esch, Noell M. Egeland Date: April 2016 This paper, presented at the 2016 NARST Annual International Conference, summarizes findings about how high school science teachers responded to the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The paper explores the utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework for understanding teaching decision […]