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 […]
Elementary
What does “Implementing the NGSS” Mean? Operationalizing the science practices for K–12 classrooms.
Authors: Joan D. Pasley, Peggy J. Trygstad, Eric R. Banilower Date: November 2016 The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are composed of three intertwined dimensions—disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts—that provide a foundation for what students should know and be able to do at various grade levels. The eight science practices […]
Operationalizing the Science and Engineering Practices
Authors: Peggy J. Trygstad, Eric R. Banilower, Joan D. Pasley Date: April 2016 This paper, presented at the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting, describes the development of two products to facilitate measurement of the extent to which classroom instruction aligns with the Framework for K–12 Science Education and the subsequently released Next Generation Science Standards, particularly […]
Collaborative Research: An impact study to examine the efficacy of a mathematics professional development program for elementary teachers
National Science Foundation Project AIM-ED is a collaborative project involving Horizon Research, Inc. and the Department of Elementary Education at North Carolina State University. The project builds on the NSF-funded project “All Included in Mathematics (AIM)” to develop and research the impact of an expanded model for mathematics professional development (PD) for first and second […]
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. […]
Elementary Educative Curricula for Teachers of Science
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Horizon Research, Inc., was a research partner in this study of educative curriculum materials for elementary teachers of science. In the first year, HRI developed teacher and student assessments on topics for which the educative materials were developed. In subsequent years, HRI administered the assessments to teachers and students and used the results […]