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Download full textTrygstad, Peggy J.; Smith, P. Sean; Craven, Laura M. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2021
This report presents results from a survey of over 2,000 K-12 science teachers regarding their instruction related to COVID-19. Teachers were surveyed in the spring of 2020 shortly after school buildings closed. In addition, 40 teachers were interviewed. Results are reported separately for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. [This report…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Smith, P. Sean – Horizon Research, Inc., 2020
In 2018, the National Science Foundation supported the sixth in a series of surveys through a grant to Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). This series of studies has been known as the National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education (NSSME). The 2018 iteration of the study included an emphasis on computer science, particularly at the high school…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Science Education
Direct linkGao, Niu; DiRanna, Kathy; Fay, Maria – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS)--adopted in 2013--have the potential to improve scientific literacy and strengthen the global competitiveness of California's workforce. However, longstanding underinvestment in science education and the unprecedented disruptions caused by COVID-19 have heightened challenges faced by…
Descriptors: State Standards, Science Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Tesfaye, Casey Langer; White, Susan – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2014
What textbooks are physics teachers using? How highly do they rate those textbooks? What other types of materials do teachers use? The textbooks and other resources used by high school physics teachers in the US have evolved along with the changing demands of physics classes and the evolving set of options available to teachers. In this report,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Science, Physics, Textbooks
Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. This compendium, one of a series, details the results of a survey of high school…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Educational Trends
Fulkerson, William O.; Campbell, Kiira M.; Hudson, Susan B. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Mathematics Education, Science Education, National Surveys
Horizon Research, Inc. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. This compendium, one of a series, details the results of a survey of high school…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Chemistry, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. This compendium, one of a series, details the results of a survey of high school…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Biology, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Weis, Aaron M. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Education, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Surveys
Neuschatz, Michael; McFarling, Mark – 1999
The status and future direction of high school physics instruction is considered in this report. The text is supported by many tables and illustrations and is organized into six chapters. Chapters discuss physics enrollments and curriculum; demographics of the physics teacher population; current teaching conditions, resources, and activities; high…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, Enrollment Rate
Banilower, Eric R.; Smith, P. Sean; Weiss, Iris R.; Malzahn, Kristen A.; Campbell, Kiira M.; Weis, Aaron M. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Background
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. State Education Assessment Center. – 1990
Many of the educational policy initiatives of state legislatures and state boards of education in the 1980s were aimed at improving the quality of elementary and secondary education through upgrading state standards. Researchers are analyzing the effects of reforms on education and many states have expanded their systems for assessing, monitoring,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Blank, Rolf K.; Gruebel, Doreen – 1995
Efforts to reform and restructure science and mathematics education need to be based on a sound assessment of current conditions, the rate of improvement, and problems in the system. This report focuses on indicators of the condition of science and mathematics education at state and national levels. The 1995 report presents new state indicators…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Martin, Michael O.; Mullis, Ina V.S.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Chrostowski, Steven J. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the third in a continuing cycle of international mathematics and science assessments conducted every four years. TIMSS assesses achievement in countries around the world and collects a rich array of information about the educational contexts for learning mathematics and…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 4, Science Curriculum, Science Achievement
