ERIC Number: ED612207
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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Changing the Subject: K-12 Teachers' Use of and Access to Science-Specific Instructional Materials, Feedback, and Professional Learning. Data Note: Insights from the American Educator Panels. Research Report. RR-A134-7
Doan, Sy; Lucero, Al
RAND Corporation
Ambitious federal goals for preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields require coordinated efforts and supports for the country's science instructors. Increased attention to the needs of science instructors and the provision of supports to address those needs are particularly important in light of documented shortages of STEM kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) teachers across several states. In this Data Note, researchers use nationally representative survey data of K-12 teachers from the 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey to examine how teachers' science instruction is supported and whether these supports differ from those that teachers report for English language arts (ELA) and math instruction. Researchers found marked differences in teachers' reports of instructional supports as they relate to the science instructional environment relative to teachers' reports on instructional environments in ELA and math. These differences suggest that access to formal materials, feedback, and support is lacking for science instruction relative to instruction in ELA and math.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Instructional Materials, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Intellectual Disciplines, Feedback (Response), Principals, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Role, Academic Standards, Science Curriculum, Observation, Faculty Development, Science Teachers, Teacher Developed Materials, Science Instruction, English Instruction
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation; Overdeck Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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