Understanding Public Sentiment About Educational Reforms: The Next Generation Science Standards on Twitter

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Understanding Public Sentiment About Educational Reforms: The Next Generation Science Standards on Twitter

Abstract/Description

System-wide educational reforms are difficult to implement in the United States, but despite the difficulties, reforms can be successful, particularly when they are associated with broad public support. This study reports on the nature of the public sentiment expressed about a nationwide science education reform effort, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Through the use of data science techniques to measure the sentiment of posts on Twitter about the NGSS (N = 565,283), we found that public sentiment about the NGSS is positive, with only 11 negative posts for every 100 positive posts. In contrast to findings from past research and public opinion polling on the Common Core State Standards, sentiment about the NGSS has become more positive over time?and was especially positive for teachers. We discuss what this positive sentiment may indicate about the success of the NGSS in light of opposition to the Common Core State Standards.

Author/creator

Rosenberg, Joshua M.

Borchers, Conrad

Dyer, Elizabeth B.

Anderson, Daniel

Fischer, Christian

Date

2021

In publication

AERA Open

Volume

7

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

2332-8584

DOI

10.1177/23328584211024261

URL

Open Access Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)

Citation

Rosenberg, J. M., Borchers, C., Dyer, E. B., Anderson, D., & Fischer, C. (2021). Understanding Public Sentiment About Educational Reforms: The Next Generation Science Standards on Twitter. AERA Open, 7, 23328584211024260. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211024261

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