Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program

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Title

Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program

Abstract/Description

OpenSciEd is an ambitious effort to implement the vision of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards broadly across the United States. The premise of OpenSciEd is that high quality instructional materials can play a critical role in transforming science teaching and learning at a broad scale. To achieve its goal, this collaborative project is developing instructional materials for middle school science that support the shifts in practice required to achieve the outcomes called for by the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards at a large scale. The OpenSciEd Middle School Program development project is addressing the challenge of making large changes in practice at a large scale through attention to (1) who participates in design and development, and how; (2) providing explicit guidance for developers in a comprehensive design framework; and (3) a design and development process that ensures participation from the desired participants and adherence to the guidelines of the design framework. The resulting instructional materials have shown promise in external reviews and field tests, but their success in achieving the project’s goals for transforming science will depend on the circumstances in which the program is implemented.

Author/creator

Edelson, Daniel C.

Reiser, Brian J.

McNeill, Katherine L.

Mohan, Audrey

Novak, Michael

Mohan, Lindsey

Affolter, Renee

McGill, Tara A. W.

Buck Bracey, Zoë E.

Deutch Noll, Jamie

Kowalski, Susan M.

Novak, Dawn

Lo, Abraham S.

Landel, Carolyn

Krumm, Andrew E.

Penuel, William R.

Van Horne, Katie

González-Howard, María

Suárez, Enrique

Date

2021

In publication

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volume

32

Issue

7

Pages

780-804

Resource type

Research/Scholarly Media

Keywords

Instructional materials

middle school

design framework

Next Generation Science Standards

IRE Approach/Concept

Measurement for Improvement

Featured case/project

OpenSciEd

ISSN

1046-560X

DOI

10.1080/1046560X.2021.1877457

URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2021.1877457

Other related resources/entities

Measurement for Improvement

Citation

Edelson, D. C., Reiser, B. J., McNeill, K. L., Mohan, A., Novak, M., Mohan, L., Affolter, R., McGill, T. A. W., Buck Bracey, Z. E., Deutch Noll, J., Kowalski, S. M., Novak, D., Lo, A. S., Landel, C., Krumm, A., Penuel, W. R., Van Horne, K., González-Howard, M., & Suárez, E. (2021). Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 32(7), 780–804. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2021.1877457

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