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Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards: Early Evidence from California
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Gao, Niu; Adan, Sara; Lopes, Lunna; Lee, Grace – Public Policy Institute of California, 2018
The California State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to transform science teaching and learning in K-12 schools in 2013. The new standards emphasize "three-dimensional learning": disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. They are aligned…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Course Content
Implementing the Common Core State Standards in California
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Warren, Paul; Murphy, Patrick – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS)--adopted in 2010--are similar to California's current K-12 standards, but their emphasis on conceptual understanding and problem solving will require changes in classroom instruction. California's transition to the CCSS has gotten off to a slow start. Survey data suggest that many teachers will deliver the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Change, Surveys
High-Need Students and California's New Assessments
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Hill, Laura; Ugo, Iwunze – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
The 2014-15 school year was the first in which the Smarter Balanced assessments (referred to here as the SBAC) were administered statewide. While educators and policymakers agree that multiple measures over multiple years are the best way to gauge student, school, and district performance, the first-year SBAC results provide an important baseline…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Educational Assessment, Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation