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Download full textGross, Paul R.; Wurman, Ze'ev – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2016
The Science and Technology Standards for the teaching and learning of K-12 science in Massachusetts were issued in April 2016. These were adapted, as the document explains, from K-12 science-education documents that have come generally to be known as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Common features include: (1) integration of science…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Standards, State Standards, Elementary School Science
Gobert, Janice D.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The National frameworks for science emphasize inquiry skills (NRC, 1996), however, in typical classroom practice, science learning often focuses on rote learning in part because science process skills are difficult to assess (Fadel, Honey, & Pasnick, 2007) and rote knowledge is prioritized on high-stakes tests. Short answer assessments of…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Predictive Validity, High Stakes Tests, Rote Learning
