What Research Says about K-8 Science Learning and Teaching

The standards movement arrived in the mid-1980s and new curriculum frameworks of instruction were crafted for the reform of science and mathematics curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for teachers. Today, the warning calls about science and mathematics education, the fa...

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Published in:The Education digest 2008-04, Vol.73 (8), p.46
Main Authors: Duschl, Richard A, Shouse, Andrew W, Schweingruber, Heidi A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Standards
Advanced Placement
Artificial intelligence
Cognition & reasoning
Computer science
Councils
Educational Change
Educational leadership
Educational Research
Elementary School Science
Labor Force Development
Learning
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics Education
Professional development
Science Curriculum
Science Education
Secondary School Science
Teaching
Young Children
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Summary:The standards movement arrived in the mid-1980s and new curriculum frameworks of instruction were crafted for the reform of science and mathematics curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for teachers. Today, the warning calls about science and mathematics education, the fading STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) work force, and equipping U.S. students with 21st century skills can be heard in the 2006 National Research Council report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" (RAGS) and the 2007 National Center on Education and the Economy report "Tough Choices or Tough Times" (TCTT). Each makes recommendations for changing the landscape of schools and schooling. The RAGS report emphasizes attracting and retaining students and teachers in STEM education with an emphasis on Advanced Placement instruction. The TCTT report emphasizes preparing a work force for the 21st century that must engage more in creative work and less in routine work. In this article, the authors apply K-8 science to these two positions and share research-based recommendations from the 2007 National Research Council report "Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8" (TSTS).
ISSN:0013-127X
1949-0275