This report takes stock of what we currently know as well as what we need to know to make classroom assessment maximally beneficial for…
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Spotlights on STEM Education Research
Learn about projects researching and developing student assessment to support STEM teaching and learning and the DRK-12 program's contributions to the knowledge base on student assessment.
Learn about projects that are building teacher capacity and engaging students with authentic data, showcasing integration across and beyond STEM.
Learn about projects innovating life sciences education through online games, analyzing and interpreting data, modeling, and cross-cutting concept development.
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Quality early STEM experiences provide a critical foundation for learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in ways that facilitate later learning. Early childhood…
Broadening participation in PreK–12 STEM provides ALL students with STEM learning experiences that can prepare them for civic life and the workforce. In this way, broadening participation has the…
DRK-12 Research and Products
While peer-to-peer conversations can be beneficial for children’s linguistic and mathematical development, the specific conditions needed to support optimal conversations remain elusive. As part of a…
The purpose of this study is to explore if and how different types of video annotations support pre-service teachers (PSTs) in learning how to notice student multimodal, or verbal and non-verbal,…
Science instruction in elementary school provides a base for student understanding of the natural world, yet policies prioritizing mathematics and reading have marginalized science. In response, some…