National National Science Science

Education Education StandardsStandards

BackgroundBackground

Working group composed of reps from AAPT, Working group composed of reps from AAPT, NSTA, ACS, CSSS, AAAS, NABT, and ESEC.NSTA, ACS, CSSS, AAAS, NABT, and ESEC.

Work reviewed by 40,000 science educators.Work reviewed by 40,000 science educators. Published by the NRC in December, 1995.Published by the NRC in December, 1995.

CONTENT LISTCONTENT LIST

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Principles and DefinitionsChapter 2: Principles and Definitions Chapter 3: Science Teaching StandardsChapter 3: Science Teaching Standards Chapter 4: Professional DevelopmentChapter 4: Professional Development Chapter 5: Assessment in Science EducationChapter 5: Assessment in Science Education Chapter 6: Science Content StandardsChapter 6: Science Content Standards Chapter 7: System StandardsChapter 7: System Standards

The Teaching Standards - IThe Teaching Standards - I

Teachers of science (TOS) plan an inquiry-Teachers of science (TOS) plan an inquiry-based science program for their studentsbased science program for their students

TOS guide and facilitate learning.TOS guide and facilitate learning. TOS engage in ongoing assessment of their TOS engage in ongoing assessment of their

teaching and of student learning.teaching and of student learning. TOS design and manage learning TOS design and manage learning

environments that provide students with environments that provide students with time, space, and the resources needed for time, space, and the resources needed for learning science.learning science.

The Teaching Standards - IIThe Teaching Standards - II

TOS develop communities of science learners TOS develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry and the attitudes and social values inquiry and the attitudes and social values conducive to science learning.conducive to science learning.

TOS actively participate in the ongoing TOS actively participate in the ongoing planning and development of the school planning and development of the school science program.science program.

Professional Development StandardsProfessional Development Standards

Professional development (PD) requires Professional development (PD) requires learning science content through the learning science content through the perspectives and methods of inquiry.perspectives and methods of inquiry.

PD requires integrating knowledge of science, PD requires integrating knowledge of science, learning, and pedagogy and applying that learning, and pedagogy and applying that understanding to science teaching.understanding to science teaching.

PD requires building an understanding and PD requires building an understanding and skills that allow students to engage in lifelong skills that allow students to engage in lifelong learning.learning.

PD programs must be coherent and PD programs must be coherent and integrated.integrated.

Assessment StandardsAssessment Standards

Assessments are consistent with the decisions Assessments are consistent with the decisions they are intended to inform.they are intended to inform.

The technical quality of data collected is well The technical quality of data collected is well matched to the consequences of the decisions matched to the consequences of the decisions and actions taken on the basis of its interpretation.and actions taken on the basis of its interpretation.

Assessment practices are fair.Assessment practices are fair. Assessment includes both student achievement Assessment includes both student achievement

and opportunity to learn science.and opportunity to learn science. The inferences made from assessments of student The inferences made from assessments of student

achievement and opportunity to learn are sound.achievement and opportunity to learn are sound.

Content StandardsContent Standards

unifying concepts and processesunifying concepts and processes science as inquiryscience as inquiry physical sciencephysical science life sciencelife science earth and space scienceearth and space science science and technologyscience and technology science in personal and social perspectivescience in personal and social perspective history and nature of sciencehistory and nature of science

The StandardsThe Standards

define what students need to know and be define what students need to know and be able to do.able to do.

present criteria for judging teaching practice, present criteria for judging teaching practice, program content, assessment, etc.program content, assessment, etc.

include all natural science and technology include all natural science and technology and notes their relationships with society.and notes their relationships with society.

make suggestions for professional practice make suggestions for professional practice and development.and development.

propose a comprehensive view of science propose a comprehensive view of science education.education.