My Driving question is: What is the impact of learning maps on student Clarity for learning objectives and achievement? With the roll out of the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the links that science literacy have to economic growth and to solving complex social and environmental problems. We need to ensure all of our students, not just future scientist and engineers, have the knowledge to solve science related problems.
We need to continue improve student achievement and close the gaps at the site level, district, states, and with other developing countries. The the 2015 Program for International Assessment (PISA) put the United States 24th out of 71 developing Nations, with a mean score of 496 Just above the (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) (OECD) Average of 493. According to the The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) California only has 24% of 8th Grade students at or above proficiency in Science. This is 9% below the national Average of 33% From 2009-2015 Scores have gone up 6 points from 137 to 143 just above the basic score level of 140 NVUSD 53% of the students scoring proficient or higher on the 2016 CST. Latino-Hispanic 38%, White 66%, Special Education 20%, Economically Disadvantaged District 40% At Silverado Middle School there are 62% of the students are scoring proficient. When looking at the subgroups we see some gaps. Latino-Hispanic had 43% proficient compared to White 62% Special Education and the Economically Disadvantaged had 41% Proficient or above. These are base on the 2016 CST Paper version. Lit Review. Potential sources of gender and minority difference among U.S. eighth graders' science achievement by Qian, Xiaoyu gets into the minority achievement gap in Science. It is an analysis of trends showing minorities performing worse in Science and math The test that were constructed response and not multiple choice, minorities did worse indicating it may be a lack of literacy skills It is essential for both middle school science teachers to find instructional methods that work more effectively to improve science achievement of both female and minority students. Curriculum and instruction need to enhance female students' learning interests and give them opportunities to improve their visual perception skills. Science instruction should address improving minority students' literacy skills while teaching science. Did they read that by Smith, Ben & Mader, Jared Having students use reading and video sources for curriculum. Better Comprehension, since it's at their own pace and can be set for their own reading level. Different languages also so content can be obtained Can make questions and quizzes as a teacher. Instructional Objectives Versus Learning Objectives: A Difference Does Make a Difference! by Hammon, James Talks about the difference between learning objectives and instructional objectives. it is important to have both when planning but instuctional objectives are how you are going to teach and the learning objectives are what the students are expected to learn. In order to get student clarity you need clear learning objectives that they can understand
2 Comments
Amanda Olson
9/25/2017 05:32:45 am
I am very much looking forward to your research about the impact of learning maps in regards to student learning in a scientific context. From your research thus far, it seems very apparent that science is an area in need of great improvement the United States in general. With there being such significant connections between the literacy skills of minorities and their scores on science assessments, a science instruction must go hand in hand with a literacy instruction in which students are taught how to read scientific context as you discussed above. I think students will respond very well and student learning will take place with the incorporation of clear instruction and learning goals. I am looking forward to being able to identify the correlation between clear goal setting and improvement in student learning that will take place in your science class.
Reply
Jose Cerda
9/27/2017 06:17:37 pm
I agree with you, it's very important that all of our students acquire the 21st century skills necessary to solve science related problems. This is a very important topic of discussion when it comes to the achievement gap in our schools and the access that these students will have in their future education. You have some interesting resources to look into in your studies, I look forward to learning more about your study.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorJeff Albertazzi Archives
November 2018
Categories |