Tue, Nov 08, 2022 5:41 PM
Amazing Resource
In an effort to reduce disparities in outcomes among diverse student groups, the NGSS draws their conjecture's from research on how students learn science. They are also informed by research on the factors that lead to achievement in science and STEM in careers. The three dimensions of the Framework are disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. The article had tables that showcased which exact concepts correlate with which section of the table. Every section in the table had a different dimension of the framework that was connected to it in different ways! I liked seeing the ways students could potentially engage with the three dimensions of NGSS. I liked that the list in Table 1 is not meant to be comprehensive; rather, it is for specific strategies that have been shown to positively affect diverse groups. One thing I did not like about this article was the lack of detail in the charts. I feel the different components of the charts needed to have explanations of how the concepts were to be implemented. An explanation of how they would actually work in the classroom would have been very informative and helpful in understanding all of the concepts mentioned in the article.