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COSEE-China. Science Education in the US Marilyn Decker. What is the Status of Science Education?. One Question Many Answers. Children from All Over the World. 49 million Children Many Cultures Many Languages Small one room schools to districts with more than 2 million students. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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COSEE-China
Science Education in
the US
Marilyn Decker
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What is the Status of Science Education?
• One Question• Many Answers
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Children from All Over the World
• 49 million Children• Many Cultures• Many Languages• Small one room
schools to districts with more than 2 million students
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National Science Standards
In a world filled with the products of scientific inquiry, scientific literacy has become a necessity for everyone. Everyone needs to use scientific information to make choices that arise everyday. Everyone needs to be able to engage intelligently in public discourse and debate about issues that involve science and technology. And everyone deserves to share in the excitement and personal fulfillment that can come from understanding and learning about the natural world.
National Science Education Standards
National Academy Press 1996
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Each State and District Sets Standards
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13,924 School Districts
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Elements of Effective Science Instruction
• Eliciting Prior Understanding– Building on what
students know about the world around them
Banilower, E., Cohen, K., Pasley, J., & Weiss, I. (2008). Effective science instruction: What
does research tell us? Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
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Elements of Effective Science Instruction
• Intellectual Engagement– Small groups of
students doing hands-on activities that make them think
Banilower, E., Cohen, K., Pasley, J., & Weiss, I. (2008). Effective science instruction: What
does research tell us? Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
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Elements of Effective Science Instruction
• Use of Evidence
Banilower, E., Cohen, K., Pasley, J., & Weiss, I. (2008). Effective science instruction: What
does research tell us? Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
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Elements of Effective Science Instruction
• Motivation– The Role of Scientists
• Develop programs that engage students in your area of study
• Model how you do your work• Provide opportunities for teacher
and student research
Banilower, E., Cohen, K., Pasley, J., & Weiss, I. (2008). Effective science instruction: What
does research tell us? Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
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Elements of Effective Science Instruction
• Sense-Making– Talking– Writing
Banilower, E., Cohen, K., Pasley, J., & Weiss, I. (2008). Effective science instruction: What
does research tell us? Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
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Rankings are for the 29 OECD countries participating in PISA in both 2003 and 2006.Rankings are for the 29 OECD countries participating in PISA in both 2003 and 2006.
PISA PerformanceU.S.A. Ranks Near Bottom, Little Change in International
Standing Since 2003
Subject 2003 Rank2006 Rank
Mathematics 24th 24th
ScienceTied for
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2006 Results, http://www.oecd.org/
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PISA 2006 Science Of 30 OECD Countries, U.S.A. Ranks 21st
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PISA 2006 Science Compared with the 27 Participating Non-OECD
Countries, U.S.A. Would Rank 9th
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Challenges• No Child Left Behind
– Science is not included in national accountability
– Amount of science instruction has decreased since its passing
• Standards for science vary widely from state to state
• More students are needed to study science and become science teachers
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The Leaky Bucket
“Some 20 percent of all new hires leave the classroom within three years. In urban districts, the numbers are worse—close to 50 percent of newcomers flee the profession during their first five years of teaching.”
http://www.nea.org/teachershortage
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States that Set High Standards get Good results
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Massachusetts Scores High on TIMSS TIMSS Average science scores of fourth- and eighth-grade students, by country: 2007
Country Average score Country Average score
TIMSS scale average 500 TIMSS scale average 500
Singapore 587 Singapore 567
MA 571 Chinese Taipei 561
Chinese Taipei 557 Japan 554
Hong Kong SAR1 554 MA 556Japan 548 Korea, Rep. of 553
Russian Federation 546 England3 542
Latvia2 542 Hungary 539
England 542 Czech Republic 539
United States3, 4 539 Slovenia 538
Hungary 536 Hong Kong SAR1, 3 530
Italy 535 Russian Federation 530
Kazakhstan2 533 United States3, 4 520
Germany 528 Lithuania2 519
Australia 527 Australia 515
Slovak Republic 526 Sweden 511
Austria 526 Scotland3 496
Sweden 525 Italy 495
Netherlands5 523 Armenia 488
Slovenia 518 Norway 487
Denmark3 517 Ukraine 485
Czech Republic 515 Jordan 482
Lithuania2 514 Malaysia 471
New Zealand 504 Thailand 471
Scotland3 500 Serbia2, 4 470
Armenia 484 Bulgaria7 470
Norway 477 Israel7 468
Ukraine 474 Bahrain 467
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 436 Bosnia and Herzegovina 466
Georgia2 418 Romania 462
Colombia 400 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 459
El Salvador 390 Malta 457
Algeria 354 Turkey 454
Kuwait6 348 Syrian Arab Republic 452
Tunisia 318 Cyprus 452
Morocco 297 Tunisia 445
Qatar 294 Indonesia 427
Yemen 197 Oman 423
Saudi Arabia 403
El Salvador 387
Botswana 355
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Professional Development for Teachers makes a Difference
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Emphasis on Science• More States are
beginning to Focus on Science and Engineering
• K-12 and University Collaboration makes a Difference!
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President Obama Launches "Educate to Innovate" Campaign for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering &
Math (Stem) Education
Nationwide effort includes over $260 million in public-privateinvestments to move American students to the top of the pack
in science and math achievement over the next decade
President Obama today launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, anationwide effort to help reach the administration’s goal of movingAmerican students from the middle to the top of the pack in science andmath achievement over the next decade.
White House Press Release November 23, 2009
