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Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), you need a resource to help you answer pressing questions about how the standards fit with your curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Rodger W. Bybee has written Translating the NG...
By Rodger Bybee
Book Chapter
In this chapter, the authors look at three basic statistical tests. The first is the t-test, which is used when you have nominal or ordinal data and only two test variables you are comparing (e.g., the speed of cats and dogs). The second is the analy...
Book Chapter
From the Framework to the NGSS
This chapter first reviews essential features of A Framework for K–12 Science Education which provides a foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Second, the chapter describes the important features of NGSS and introduces the N...
Book Chapter
NGSS: 10 Frequently Answered Questions
This chapter provides answers to frequently asked and answered questions. It comes as no surprise that the questions science teachers ask have to do with the changes implied by NGSS and the changes required in classroom practices. The ultimate benef...
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From NGSS to Instruction in an Elementary Classroom
Implementing the standards does present significant challenges—the obvious and immediate challenge of classroom instruction. There also is the long-term challenge of contributing to students’ progressive understanding across the K–12 curriculum...
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From NGSS to Instruction in a Middle School Classroom
For middle school science teachers, one of the most fundamental changes involves curriculum, instruction, and assessments. This chapter uses performance expectations from the life sciences as the basis for a description of how Next Generation Science...