Educating Americans For The 21st Century A Report To The American People And The National Science Board
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| Author | : National Science Board (U.S.). Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| Genre | : Computer-assisted instruction |
| ISBN | : |
Leading experts in the fields of science, mathematics and education present a plan for improving mathematics, science and technology education for all American elementary and secondary students so that their achievement is the best in the world by 1995. The Commission believes that while individual American schools and students excel in science and mathematics, the average American student is said to need a much firmer grounding at the elementary and secondary school levels. It notes that the most serious problem is a severe shortage of qualified teachers. Makes a number of recommendations and calls for stronger leadership on this issue through such means as a National Education Council reporting to the President.
| Author | : National Science Board (U.S.). Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology |
| Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : National Science Board Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Norman G. Lederman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 971 |
| Release | : 2014-07-11 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1136221972 |
Building on the foundation set in Volume I—a landmark synthesis of research in the field—Volume II is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art new volume highlighting new and emerging research perspectives. The contributors, all experts in their research areas, represent the international and gender diversity in the science education research community. The volume is organized around six themes: theory and methods of science education research; science learning; culture, gender, and society and science learning; science teaching; curriculum and assessment in science; science teacher education. Each chapter presents an integrative review of the research on the topic it addresses—pulling together the existing research, working to understand the historical trends and patterns in that body of scholarship, describing how the issue is conceptualized within the literature, how methods and theories have shaped the outcomes of the research, and where the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps are in the literature. Providing guidance to science education faculty and graduate students and leading to new insights and directions for future research, the Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II is an essential resource for the entire science education community.
| Author | : National Science Board (U.S.). Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Engineering |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Dennis W. Sunal |
| Publisher | : IAP |
| Total Pages | : 453 |
| Release | : 2006-06-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1607524880 |
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 and professional agencies, and the business community. This book also investigates how the science standards have been translated into practice at the K-12 school district level, addressing issues around professional development, curriculum, assessment/evaluation, and accountability. The fundamental questions to be addressed are: (1) What is the response in terms of trends and patterns, of the educational system to the introduction of the national and state science standards since the late 1980’s? and (2) What is the impact of the introduction of the science standards on teachers, classrooms, and students?
| Author | : Stephen J. Farenga |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1472 |
| Release | : 2015-07-17 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1317471822 |
This comprehensive and exhaustive reference work on the subject of education from the primary grades through higher education combines educational theory with practice, making it a unique contribution to the educational reference market. Issues related to human development and learning are examined by individuals whose specializations are in diverse areas including education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, law, and medicine. The book focuses on important themes in education and human development. Authors consider each entry from the perspective of its social and political conditions as well as historical underpinnings. The book also explores the people whose contributions have played a seminal role in the shaping of educational ideas, institutions, and organizations, and includes entries on these institutions and organizations. This work integrates numerous theoretical frameworks with field based applications from many areas in educational research.
| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 658 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Government publications |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : National Science Foundation (U.S.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Research |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Lee R. Jones |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Educational surveys |
| ISBN | : |
This report from The Nation's Report Card provides further information about students' lack of preparation in science, their apparent disinclination to enroll in challenging science courses, and the comparatively low achievement of Back and Hispanic students, females, economically disadvantaged students, and non-college bound students. These Science Report Card results are based on a national survey of nearly 20,000 students in grades 4, 8, and 12, conducted during the winter and spring of 1990 by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). The results from the 1990 science assessment were analyzed using item response theory (IRT) methods, allowing NAEP to describe performance across the grades and subpopulations on a 0 to 500 scale. Along this continuum, four levels of proficiency were defined: Level 200: Understands Simple Scientific Principles; Level 250: Applies General Scientific Information; Level 300: Analyzes Scientific Procedures and Data; and Level 350: Integrates Specialized Scientific Information. Overall science proficiency by race/ethnicity, gender, region, type of community, type of school, parents' highest level of education, additional home factors, types of high school programs, and plans after high school was determined. Chapters include: (1) "Overall Science Proficiency for the Nation and Demographic Subpopulations"; (2) "Levels of Science Proficiency for the National and Demographic Subpopulations"; (3) "Science Proficiency by Content Areas for the Nation, Subpopulations, and in Relation to High School Course-Taking"; (4) "Attitudes toward Science Education and Students' Experiences in Science"; (5) "Toward Scientific Literacy for All: Instructional Goals and Practices"; and (6) "Who Is Teaching Science? A Profile of the Eighth-Grade Science Teaching Force." The profile survey on teachers included data on race/ethnicity, years of teaching experience, level and type of teaching certification, academic training, teachers' perceptions of their preparation to teach science topics, and teachers' professional activities in science. An overview of the procedures used in the 1990 science assessment, the NAEP scale anchoring process for the 1990 science assessment and additional example anchor items, and statistical data for all parts of the survey are appended. (KR)
| Author | : Peter A. Freeman |
| Publisher | : Morgan & Claypool |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2019-11-21 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1450372740 |
This organizational history relates the role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the development of modern computing. Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of NSF documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes how NSF’s programmatic activities originated and evolved to become the primary source of funding for fundamental research in computing and information technologies. The book traces how NSF's support has provided facilities and education for computing usage by all scientific disciplines, aided in institution and professional community building, supported fundamental research in computer science and allied disciplines, and led the efforts to broaden participation in computing by all segments of society. Today, the research and infrastructure facilitated by NSF computing programs are significant economic drivers of American society and industry. For example, NSF supported work that led to the first widely-used web browser, Netscape; sponsored the creation of algorithms at the core of the Google search engine; facilitated the growth of the public Internet; and funded research on the scientific basis for countless other applications and technologies. NSF has advanced the development of human capital and ideas for future advances in computing and its applications. This account is the first comprehensive coverage of NSF's role in the extraordinary growth and expansion of modern computing and its use. It will appeal to historians of computing, policy makers and leaders in government and academia, and individuals interested in the history and development of computing and the NSF.
