Investigating the Influence of Standards - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Center For Education; Committee On Understanding The Influence Of Standards In K-12 Science, Mathematics, And Technology Education

Softcover

ISBN 10: 030907276X ISBN 13: 9780309072762

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

Since 1989, with the publication of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, standards have been at the forefront of the education reform movement in the United States. The mathematics standards, which were revised in 2000, have been joined by standards in many subjects, including the National Research Council's National Science Education Standards published in 1996 and the Standards for Technical Literacy issued by the International Technology Education Association in 2000.

There is no doubt that standards have begun to influence the education system. The question remains, however, what the nature of that influence is and, most importantly, whether standards truly improve student learning. To answer those questions, one must begin to examine the ways in which components of the system have been influenced by the standards.

Investigating the Influence of Standards provides a framework to guide the design, conduct, and interpretation of research regarding the influences of nationally promulgated standards in mathematics, science, and technology education on student learning. Researchers and consumers of research such as teachers, teacher educators, and administrators will find the framework useful as they work toward developing an understanding of the influence of standards.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
• 3 A Framework for Investigating the Influence of Education Standards
• 4 Curriculum as a Channel of Influence: What Shapes What Is Taught to Whom?
• 5 Teacher Development as a Channel of Influence: How Do Teachers Learn What and How to Teach?
• 6 Assessment and Accountability in the Education System
• 7 Contextual Forces that Influence the Education System
• 8 Using the Framework
• References
• Appendix A: Workshop Participants
• Appendix B: A Frawework for Investigating the Influence of Nationally Developed Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
• Appendix C: Biographical Sketches
• Index

About this title

About the Author:

Committee on Understanding the Influence of Standards in K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, Iris R. Weiss, Michael S. Knapp, Karen S. Hollweg, and Gail Burrill, Editors, Center for Education, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 030907276X
• ISBN 13: 9780309072762
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 125
• Editor: Burrill Gail, Hollweg Karen S., Knapp Michael S., Weiss Iris R.