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Are Learning Progressions a Useful Pedagogical Tool for Instructors?
Journal Article | October 2021
Learning progressions (LPs) present a potential tool to guide students toward deeper understanding of core concepts as they move through a curriculum. In addition to providing a theoretical scheme for education…
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The Early Years: A Progression of Learning
Journal Article | July 2015
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue offers an activity in which children explore the properties of ceramic clay, learn related vocabulary, and…
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Assessing Student Progress Along a Solar System Learning Progression
Journal Article | September 2014
Unify disparate astronomical concepts with the help of the NGSS.
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Methods and Strategies: Using Learning Progressions to Monitor Progress Across Grades
Journal Article | February 2010
Learning progressions (LPs)—descriptive continuums of how students develop and demonstrate more sophisticated understanding over time—have become an increasingly important tool in today’s science classrooms. Here the…
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Editor's Note: Identifying a Progression of Learning
Journal Article | July 2015
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Journal Article | October 2010
If we want our students to become capable practitioners of scientific inquiry, we should not stop at providing opportunities to do inquiry. We need to be intentional about assessing and teaching the competencies…
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Bringing Literacy into the Biology Classroom Using Story Progressions
Journal Article | April 2021
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Page | February 2020
Learning Disabilities A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that causes difficulty in organizing information received, remembering it, and expressing it, and therefore affects a person's basic functions such as reading, writing, comprehension, and reasoning. In simple terms, a…
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NSTA District Professional Learning Packages
Page | March 2020
NSTA District Professional Learning Packages All NSTA Programs and modules can be delivered virtually or face-to-face. NSTA offers tailored packages of onsite presentations and workshops, online experiences, and books on popular topics—including three-dimensional instruction—for schools, districts, or states. Using a…
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Journal Article | November 1998
The essential feature of the "targeted test revision" process is that students are encouraged to rework exam problems that they did not complete successfully. Instead of punishing students for not doing their best work…
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All Learning Progression resources
List | February 2020
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Faculty Learning Communities Facilitated the Rapid Pivot to Online Teaching and Learning
Journal Article | August 2021
Faculty learning communities (FLCs), established prepandemic to disseminate and discuss evidence-based teaching practices as part of an NSF-funded project, Investigating Student Success Using Evidence-Based Strategies-…
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Journal Article | March 2020
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Rethinking Online Science Learning
Journal Article | March 2022
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Journal Article | December 2020
Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of…