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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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 […]
Northwest Earth and Space Science Pipeline
University of Washington The Northwest Earth and Space Science Pipeline (NESSP) project is a collaboration among organizations from Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The overarching goal of this NASA-funded project is to create a regional network that provides learning opportunities integrating NASA-related content and materials for middle and high school students and teachers in order to […]
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 […]