Project Five Resource Page

Web Sites Dealing with Science Education Standards:

Developing Educational Standards: [http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html] Check this site! It attempts to compile a listing of sites with links that contain information on various educational standards

National Research Council (NRC)

NRC. 1996. National Science Education Standards [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses] Access this site and you can read on-line the text of this new government publication. You may also get information about how to purchase the paper document. This study is the result of efforts by the National Research Council and a number top scientists and educators interested in the status of science education in the United States. This is a document that all prospective teachers of biology should probably read.

NRC. 1997. Introducing the National Science Education Standards [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html] This will take you to the National Academic Press Reading Room where you can select this title and read it on-line. This document presents a rational for the National Science Education Standards.

NRC. 1997. Science Teacher Preparation in an Era of Standards-Based Reform [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html] This will take you to the National Academic Press Reading Room where you can select this title and read it on-line. As the title suggests this document deals with preparing teachers to function effectively in light of the new standards.

NRC. 1997. Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science: The Role of National Standards in State Policy. [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html] This document attempts to set forth some suggestions that would help states coordinate their priorities and efforts with those of the national government as spelled out in the NSES.

NRC. 1997. Science Teaching Reconsidered. A Handbook. [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/str/] A highly recommended read for anyone interested in developing a teaching style based on a sound pedagogical framework. Many topics are addressed ranging from general principles of learning to how to choose a textbook.

NRC. 1989. High-School Biology Today and Tomorrow. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press.

NRC. 1990. Fulfilling the Promise: Biology Education in the Nation's Schools. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. This site will provide you with information as to how you can purchase a very expensive copy of this somewhat dated document. The indicated links to the on-line document as of this editing do not work.

NRC. 1996. Improving Teacher Preparation and Credentialing Consistent with the National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.

NRC. 1996. Mathematics and Science Education Around the World: What Can We Learn. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press. [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html]

NRC. 1996. Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District. [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html] Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.

NRC. 1995. Reinventing Schools: The Technology is Now. [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?ED.html] Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.

National Commission on Excellence in Education. 1983. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/index.html]Washington, DC, USA.

NRC. 1997. Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium. Look at this document for a recent look at science education from an international perspective.

Note: National Academic Press publications cited above can be either purchased hard copy or read on-line.

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF. 1996. Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergradute Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. A Report on its Review of Undergraduate Education by the Advisory Committee to the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Rsources.

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) [http://www.nsta.org/]

NSTA. 1992. Scope, Sequence and Coordination of Secondary School Science. Vol. 1. The Content Core: A Guide for Curriculum Developers. Washington, DC,USA.

NSTA. 1996. Issues in Science Education. Developed in cooperation with the National Science Education Leadership Association.

NSTA. 1996. Scope, Sequence and Coordination:A Framework for High School Science Education. Deals with how the new standards can be incorporated into the SSC project.

NSTA . 1996. Pathways to the Science Standards. Includes specific suggestions as to how to meet the standards.

Note: You may also find other discussions regarding the standards on the NSTA's homepage.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

AAAS. 1989. Science for all Americans. [http://www.aaas.org/project2061/products/science.html] Oxford University Press

AAAS. 1993. Benchmarks for Science Literacy [http://www.aaas.org/project2061/products/bench.html] Oxford University Press.(also available on disc)

AAAS [http://www.aaas.org/project2061/] Project 2061: Science Literacy for a Changing Future. Oxford Unversity Press.

AAAS. Resources for Science Literacy: Part One: Blueprints for Reform and Part Two: Designs for Science Literacy [http://www.aaas.org/products/resource.html] Available soon.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) [http://www.mnea.org/63.html]

NBPTS. 1991. Toward High and Rigorous Standards for the Teaching Profession: Initial Policies and Perspectives of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Information about this publication is available on their homepage.

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) [http://www.psea.org/] This state chapter of the NEA has a home page linked to a site where publications are available upon request. [http://204.249184.193/psea/inforcenterlibrary.html] Of interest would be State Mandates: The Legislature's Vehicle for Establishing Education Policy.

Developing Educational Standards: [http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html] Check this site and go the state of interest.

Massachusetts, Department of Education [http://infor.doe.mass.edu/doedocs/frameworks/science6.html] Science and Technology Curriculum Framework, Owning the Question, Strand One, Inquiry This curriculum development project of the has a rather well formulated and brief statement of the importance of inquiry in the general science curriculum.

Selected References:

Bybee, R.W. 1994. Reforming Science Education: Social Perspectives and Personal Reflections. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University

Bybee, R.W., and G. DeBoer. 1994. Research as Goals for the Science Curriculum. In Handbook on Research on Science Teaching and Learning. D. Gabel, ed. New York.

DeBoer, G. 1991. A History of Ideas in Science Education: Implications for Practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

Gibson, D. 1995. [http://hub.terc.edu/ra/rns/ed-reform/postings/0234.html]Will National Standards Succeed? National Report Card on American's Educational Goals.

Goodlad, J.I. 1994. Educational Renewal: Better Teachers, Better Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kahle, J.B. 1993. Teaching Science for Excellence and Equity. In This Year in School Science 1993. A.E. Haley-Oliphant and S. Rogg, eds. Washington, D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Shulman, L.S. 1990. Reconnecting Foundations to the Substance of Teacher Education. Teachers College Record 91: 301-310.

Stevenson, H.W., and J. W. Stigler. 1992. The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education. New York. Summit Books.

Tyson, H. 1994. Who Will Teach the Children? Progress and Resistance. In: Teacher Education. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.