The Impact of State And National Standards on K-12 Science Technology

by Sunal, Dennis W.

• ISBN13: 9781593113643
• ISBN10: 1593113641
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Summary

This book addresses the expectations toward the science standards of various stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, administrators, higher education science and science education faculty members, politicians, governmental andprofessional agencies, and the business community.This book also investigates how the science standards have been translated into practice at the K-12 school districtlevel, addressing issues around professional development, curriculum, assessment/evaluation, and accountability. The fundamentalquestions to be addressed are: (1) What is the response in terms of trends and patterns, of the educational system to theintroduction of the national and state science standards since the late 1980's? and (2) What is the impact of the introduction ofthe science standards on teachers, classrooms, and students?

Table of Contents

Preface to the Series	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction to the Science Standards: Their Impact on K-12 Science Teaching	1	(6)
Dennis W. Sunal
Emmett L. Wright
PART I: HISTORICAL, PROFESSIONAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCES
The History of the Science Standards Movement in the United States	7	(44)
George E. DeBoer
A Framework for Investigating the Influence of the National Science Standards	51	(32)
Iris R. Weiss
PART II: THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE STANDARDS ON CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS
The Status of K-12 Science Teaching in the United States: Results from a National Observation Survey	83	(40)
Eric R. Banilower
P. Sean Smith
Iris R. Weiss
Joan D. Pasley
Teacher Perceptions of Science Standards in K-12 Classrooms: An Alabama Case Study	123	(30)
Dennis W. Sunal
Emmett L. Wright
Realizing the National Science Education Standards: Channels of Influence Using a State Level Perspective---A Kansas Case Study	153	(32)
Stephan Marlette
M. Jenice Goldston
Science Standards: Cause and Object of Influence---A Kansas Case Study	185	(30)
John R. Staver
PART III: IMPACT OF SCIENCE STANDARDS ON TEACHING
Impact of the Reform Efforts on K-12 Science Inquiry: A Paradigm Shift	215	(42)
Connie Gabel
Argumentation and the Science Standards: The Intersection of Scientific and Historical Reasoning and Inquiry	257	(44)
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal
Improving the Alignment of Curriculum and Assessment to National Science Standards	301	(26)
Lili Stern
Jo Ellen Roseman
PART IV: IMPACT OF SCIENCE STANDARDS ACROSS THE EDUCATION CONTINUUM
Translating Science Standards into Practice Across the Teacher Education Continuum: A Professional Development School Model	327	(36)
Gail Shroyer
Teresa Miller
Cecelia Hernandez
The Impact of State Standards on Teacher Professional Development and Student Performance in Middle School Science: A Texas Case Study	363	(28)
Christy MacKinnon
Judith Fowles
Edward Gonzales
Bonnie McCormick
William Thomann
Impact of Science Standards on Curriculum and Instruction in the Earth Sciences	391	(20)
Larry Enochs
Fred Finley
The Influence of Science Standards and Regulation on Teacher Quality and Curriculum Renewal: An Australian Perspective	411	(18)
Warren Beasley
About the Authors	429