Monitoring progress toward successful K-12 STEM education : a nation advancing? / Committee on the Evaluation Framework for Successful K-12 STEM Education, Board on Science Education and Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Evaluation Framework for Successful K-12 STEM Education, issuing body.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science Education, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education. Board on Testing and Assessment, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Science.

Technology--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Technology.

Engineering--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Engineering.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Congress asked the National Science Foundation to identify methods for tracking progress toward the report's recommendations. In response, the NRC convened the Committee on an Evaluation Framework for Successful K-12 STEM Education to take on this assignment. The committee developed 14 indicators linked to the 2011 report's recommendations. By providing a focused set of key indicators related to students' access to quality learning, educator's capacity, and policy and funding initiatives in STEM, the committee addresses the need for research and data that can be used to monitor progress in K-12 STEM education and make informed decisions about improving it. The recommended indicators provide a framework for Congress and relevant deferral agencies to create and implement a national-level monitoring and reporting system that: assesses progress toward key improvements recommended by a previous National Research Council (2011) committee; measures student knowledge, interest, and participation in the STEM disciplines and STEM-related activities; tracks financial, human capital, and material investments in K-12 STEM education at the federal, state, and local levels; provides information about the capabilities of the STEM education workforce, including teachers and principals; and facilitates strategic planning for federal investments in STEM education and workforce development when used with labor force projections. All 14 indicators explained in this report are intended to form the core of this system. Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing? summarizes the 14 indicators and tracks progress towards the initial report's recommendations.

Contents:

Foundation for this study

Study overview

Indicators for measuring improvements to the U.S. K-12 STEM education system

Creating a monitoring and reporting system for K-12 STEM education.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309264846

0309264847

9780309264822

0309264820

OCLC:

827789317