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Development of the Next Generation Science Standards

Stephen Pruitt, Ph.D., Vice President, Content and Policy Research; Science

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New Standards?

Science Standards: A National Perspective

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National science documents used by states to develop standards are more than 10 years old

National Research Council’s National Science Education Standards were published in 1996

American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Benchmarks for Science Literacy were published in 1993

Call for new, internationally-benchmarked standards

Students in the U.S. have consistently been outperformed on international assessments such as TIMSS and PISA

States across the country will soon engage in a science revision

20 States have not revised science standards in at least 5 years

Current State of Science Standards

39 States + DC Have Adopted theCommon Core State Standards

*Washington has adopted the CCSS conditionally** Minnesota has adopted the CCSS in ELA only

Race to the Top Assessment Program Competition

$350 million of Race to the Top Fund set aside for awards to consortia of states to design and develop common K-12 assessment systems aligned to common, college- and career-ready standards.Competition asked consortia to design assessment systems that meet dual needs of: Accountability Instructional improvement

In September 2010, the U.S. Department of Education awarded two grants: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and

Careers (PARCC) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

The winning consortia have four years to develop assessments systems, and participating states will administer new assessments statewide by 2014-2015.

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Overview of Science Development Process

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Its all about communication!

After the final Conceptual Framework for Science is released by the NRC in 2011, Achieve will engage states and other key stakeholders in the development and review of the new standards

Writing TeamsCritical Stakeholder TeamStrategic Advisory TeamComprehensive Feedback LoopsState Involvement

Revision of multiple standards’ drafts based on stakeholder and public input

NRC Study Committee members to check the fidelity of standards based on framework

Phase II – Achieve Process for Development of Next Generation Science Standards

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Stephen Pruitt, Ph.D.Vice President of Content and

Policy Research; Science spruitt@achieve.org

www.achieve.org

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