This report uses data from the 2018 NSSME+ to describe similarities and differences between novice and veteran mathematics teachers in the United States. Areas addressed include school contexts, teacher preparation, teacher beliefs, teacher perceptions of content and pedagogical preparedness, instructional objectives and activities, and instructional resources. A Comparison of Novice and Veteran Mathematics Teachers: Data […]
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2018 NSSME+ Science Trends Report
Date: February 2020 This report focuses on trends in science education between 2012 and 2018 based on data from the 2018 NSSME+, a nationally representative survey of 7,600 science, mathematics, and computer science teachers in schools across the United States. Areas addressed in the report include: teacher backgrounds and beliefs, professional development, courses offered; instructional […]
2018 NSSME+ Equity Reports
These reports focus on the equity of students’ access to high-quality science and mathematics education. Although not designed primarily as an equity study, the 2018 NSSME+ provides data on some indicators of the extent to which students across the nation have equitable educational opportunities. To this end, data from the study were analyzed by four […]
Comparing Science Education in Self-Contained and Non-Self-Contained Elementary Science Classes
Date: November 2019 This data brief focuses on science education in grades 3–5. Specifically, it compares several indicators when science is taught in two settings: (1) self-contained classrooms, where the teacher is responsible for teaching all core subjects to one group of students, and (2) non-self-contained classrooms, where a teacher teaches science to more than […]
2018 NSSME+ Subject-Specific Compendia of Tables
Date: May 2019 These compendia of tables from the 2018 NSSME+ detail the results of a survey of high school biology, chemistry, and physics teachers in schools across the United States. Each report contains tables of frequencies for each item on the questionnaire, copies of the instruments, and details on data collection and analysis. Compendium […]
2018 NSSME+ Subject and Grade-Level Reports
Date: May 2019 This series of reports on the status of science, mathematics, and computer science teaching is based on data from the 2018 NSSME+. Areas addressed include: characteristics of the teaching force, professional development of teachers, course offerings, instructional objectives and activities, instructional resources, and factors affecting instruction. Elementary School Reports The Status of […]