Analyzing INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT & Practices: Using data to improve alignment of science instruction with state and national standards

Moving toward state and national standards-based instruction is a priority in many classrooms today. As teachers and school leaders continue to implement standards-based instruction, they will need a way to evaluate the current status of science instruction to determine what changes and improvements...

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Published in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2004-01, Vol.71 (1), p.54-58
Main Authors: Blank, Rolf, Hill, Stan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Curricula
Curriculum standards
Educational Change
Educational standards
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Legislation
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Teachers
National Standards
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Pedagogy
Qualitative Research
School surveys
Science Education
Science Instruction
Science Teachers
Secondary school curricula
State Standards
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher surveys
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Urban Schools
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Summary:Moving toward state and national standards-based instruction is a priority in many classrooms today. As teachers and school leaders continue to implement standards-based instruction, they will need a way to evaluate the current status of science instruction to determine what changes and improvements are necessary. Teachers and school leaders will also need a tool to determine strategies for improvement. This article discusses a new quantitative method for analyzing science instructional content and practices that assists schools and teachers by providing rich, in-depth data for making decisions on improving curriculum and instruction. This new approach to analyzing and improving instruction, titled "Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC)," was field tested and improved with the help of science and math teachers from hundreds of U.S. schools. The SEC and accompanying data reporting and analysis tools are available at www.SECsurvey.org. Teachers and education professionals can use the curriculum survey data to analyze and improve alignment of science instruction with standards. (Contains 2 figures.)
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871