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Figure - A Model Of Three-Dimensional Science Learning, Ana K. Houseal
Figure - A Model Of Three-Dimensional Science Learning, Ana K. Houseal
Ana K Houseal
The intersection of the Scientific and Engineering Practices (SEPs), Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs), and Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) creates a space where three-dimensional teaching and learning takes place. Understanding how to identify and implement this type of learning is key to moving forward during this transitional time, between the release of the NGSS and its adoption and implementation in K-12 systems. This explanatory model of the Framework for K-12 Science Education/NGSS demonstrates what each of the dimensions might look like in classrooms, initially in isolation, then as pairs, and finally, combined. Understanding these connections and matching them to current classroom examples …
Scientific And Engineering Practices (Seps) In The Next Generation Science Standards: Rubrics For Grades 3-5, Tayla M. Fulcher, Ana K. Houseal
Scientific And Engineering Practices (Seps) In The Next Generation Science Standards: Rubrics For Grades 3-5, Tayla M. Fulcher, Ana K. Houseal
Ana K Houseal
It has been nearly twenty years since the last national science standards, the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Benchmarks) (AAAS, 1993) and the National Resource Council’s National Science Education Standards (NSES) (NRC, 1996) were published. In 2013, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), developed using the latest research in science and science teaching, were released. Unlike previous standards, the NGSS are divided into three dimensions, (a) disciplinary core ideas (DCIs), which is the content, (b) crosscutting concepts (CCCs), which are the connections between science subjects, and (c) scientific and engineering practices (SEPs), the …