Authors: Eric R. Banilower, P. Sean Smith, Kristen A. Malzahn, Courtney L. Plumley, Evelyn M. Gordon, Meredith L. Hayes Date: December 2018 The Report of 2018 NSSME+ details the results of a survey of 7,600 science, mathematics, and computer science teachers in schools across the United States. Areas addressed include: teacher backgrounds and beliefs; science, […]
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A Review of Practice-Based Literature on Teaching about Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems to Elementary Students
This report summarizes the findings of a systematic review of practice-based literature on teaching about interdependent relationships in ecosystems to upper elementary students. The report is a product of the Knowledge Assets to Support the Science Instruction of Elementary Teachers (ASSET) project. ASSET is exploring a method for collecting and synthesizing pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Literature reviews […]
A Model of Educational Transformation: Developing a Community of Faculty Implementing Next Generation Physical Science and Everyday Thinking
California State University, San Marcos Led by physics educators and researchers at CSU-San Marcos, CU-Boulder, San Diego State University, Tennessee Technological University, and the University of Maryland, this project is creating a cohort of 50 physics education faculty who are implementing a physics and physical science curriculum for pre-service elementary teachers (NextGen PET). Faculty will […]
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 […]
Teacher Beliefs about Effective Science Teaching (TBEST) Questionnaire
Description Date: 2014 Method: Survey The TBEST questionnaire was developed as part of two research studies conducted by HRI: Assessing the Impact of the MSPs: K–8 Science (AIM, DUE-0928177) Assessing Teacher Learning About Science Teaching (ATLAST, DUE-0335328). The purpose of the TBEST is to investigate teacher beliefs as both a dependent variable (an outcome of […]
Knowledge Assets to Support the Science Instruction of Elementary Teachers (ASSET)
National Science Foundation Knowledge Assets to Support the Science Instruction of Elementary Teachers (ASSET) is exploring a method for generating collective pedagogical content knowledge (C-PCK). This method will be tested through the creation of a web-based repository for elementary grades science teachers in two content areas: (1) properties and structure of matter and (2) ecosystems. […]