INDEX
A
Accuracy, content, 7, 13, 14, 18, 20, 27, 34, 42, 57, 62, 106
Achievement, see Student achievement
Activity-based learning, see Experiments, laboratory,
Research-based teaching
Additional Information (Form 5), 85-86
Administrators, 4, 11, 29, 41, 44, 57, 65, 71
Age factors, 6
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 4, 100
Project 2061, 17-18, 25, 48, 49, 95, 100, 101, 102-109
see also Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Association of Science Materials Centers, 111
Awards and prizes, 7-9
B
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 3, 4, 5, 7, 48, 49, 52, 56, 100, 102
Project 2061, 18
prototype evaluation, 25, 26, 28, 35
Bias, 48
Budgetary issues, 10, 13, 25, 28, 31, 35, 43, 44-45, 48, 49, 55, 65, 66, 67, 91-93
C
Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, 6, 21-22, 37
Committees for materials selection, 11-12, 13, 43, 46-48, 57-58, 99-100
bias, 48
NSF guidelines, 20
prototype evaluation, 24, 28-35, 36, 48
recruitment of, 46-48
scientists on, 26-27, 32, 33, 44-45, 46, 47, 57, 68
training of evaluators, 31-36, 43-49, 51-56, 57
Community involvement, 6, 25-26, 46, 49, 57, 65, 70, 71
Comparative Cost Worksheet (Form 8), 91-93
use of, 67
Content issues, 7, 24, 26, 43, 50, 51-52, 57
accuracy, 7, 13, 14, 18, 20, 27, 34, 42, 57, 62, 106
form for evaluation (Forms 2 and 3), 62-63, 77-78, 80, 98
NSF, 20
process flowchart, 54
Project 2061, 18
see also Curriculum design and implementation;
Textbooks
Content Review (Form 2), 77-78
Copyright, 69
Cost factors, 10, 13, 25, 28, 31, 35, 43, 44-45, 48, 49, 55, 65, 66, 67, 91-93 (Form 8)
Council of Chief State Officers, 9
Curriculum design and implementation, overall, 5, 6, 12, 14, 42, 65, 67, 106
CMSEE, 21
NSF, 20
NSRC, 19
reviewer training, 43, 45, 49, 51
textbooks vs, 7
Curriculum framework, 42, 61, 66, 67
D
Department of Education, 20-21
Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs:
A Guide for Using Mathematics and Science Education Standards, 21, 43, 69
Designs for Science Literacy, 43, 69
Directions to reviewers, 59, 61-64
District of Columbia, 4-5
E
Economic factors
materials selection and purchasing budgets, 10, 13, 25, 28, 31, 35 , 43, 44-45, 48, 49, 55, 65, 66, 67, 91-93
math and science education, importance of, 3-4
Edison Project, 11
Enrollment data, 46
Equipment, laboratory, 5, 96-97
Equity, 100
Evaluation, general, 11, 14-15, 19-20, 23-38, 43
CMSEE, 21-22
data collection, 45-46, 51, 59, 66, 70, 71
Department of Education, 20-21
forms used in material review, copies of, 73-93
process, 39-71
sampling procedures, 60
training of evaluators, 31-36, 43-49, 51-59
see also Committees for materials selection;
Standards-based approach;
Testing
Evaluation Criteria for Science Curriculum Materials, 25
Evolution, 22
Experiments, laboratory, 5, 6, 12, 13, 52, 96
F
Florida, 9
Forms used in material review
copies of, 73-93
use of, 59, 61, 62-63, 66, 67, 98-99
G
Gender factors, 46
H
History of science, 12
How People Learn, 35
I
Identifying Curriculum Materials for Science Literacy:
A Project 2061 Evaluation Tool, 100
Inquiry-based teaching, 6, 12, 13, 43, 57, 81, 96, 99, 105
Project 2061, 18
In Search of Understanding:
The Case for Constructivist Classrooms, 101
Instructional Design Review (Form 3), 79-82
J
Judgment of reviewers, 14, 15, 18, 24-36, 43, 46, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 62-64, 101, 102, 108-109
"Judging How Well Materials Assess Science Learning Goals", 101
L
Laboratory experiments, see Equipment, laboratory;
Experiments, laboratory
Legislation, materials selection procedures, 9
Local factors, see School districts
M
Memorization, 8
Middle Grades Science Textbooks:
A Benchmarks-based Evaluation, 18
see also Inquiry-based teaching
Multiple-choice tests, 8
N
Narrative responses, 26, 35, 79-85
National Science Board, 5
National Science Education Standards, 3, 4, 5-7, 27, 38, 48, 52, 56, 96-97, 100, 102
classroom assessment, 8
NSF, 20
prototype evaluation, 25, 26, 28, 35
National Science Foundation, 10, 19-20, 25, 29
National Science Resources Center, 10, 19, 25, 49
National Science Teachers Association, 27
National standards, general, 3, 4, 17-22, 41-42
Benchmarks, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 25, 26, 28, 35, 48, 49, 52, 56 , 100, 102
National Science Education Standards, 3, 4, 5-7, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19 , 20, 25-28, 38, 48, 52, 56, 96-97, 102
A Nation at Risk, 4
North Dakota, 4
O
Ohio Systematic Initiative, 49
P
Parental involvement, 6, 8, 14, 45-46
Pedagogical review criteria, 62-63 (Form 3)
Pedagogy, 12
Peer review, 20
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching , 7-8
Principals, see Administrators
Private schools, 11-12
Probeware, 58
Professional development
evaluator training, 31-36, 43-49, 51-59
form for rating (Form 5), 63-64, 67, 85
teachers, 6, 10, 13-14, 18, 24, 27-28, 35, 43-48, 52, 53, 54, 59, 63-70, 85
Project 2061, 17-18, 25, 95, 100, 101-109
National Science Education Standards, 25, 26, 28, 35
state-level issues, 26, 27, 29, 33
see also Field testing
Public schools, 9-11
Publishing industry, role of, 10, 11, 12, 47, 49-50, 58, 62, 69
R
Racial/ethnic factors, 46
Reading level considerations, 12
Reference materials, 52-53
Research-based teaching, 6, 18, 35, 38
Resources for Science Literacy:
Curriculum Materials Evaluation, 100
Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science, 19
Review Team Summary (Form 6), 87
Rote learning, see Memorization
S
Sampling, 60
School districts, 3, 4, 6, 13, 51, 57
materials selection procedures, 9-11, 15, 23, 26, 27, 28, 44, 65, 89
Science and Technology for Children, 19
Science for All Americans, 102, 104
Scientists as material reviewers, 26-27, 32, 33, 44-45, 46, 47, 57 , 68
Selection Recommendations (Form 7), 89
use of, 67
community involvement, 6, 25-26, 46, 49, 57, 65, 70, 71
NSF guidelines, 20
parental involvement, 6, 8, 14, 45-46
Software, 58
A Splintered Vision:
An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education, 9
Stakeholders, see Community involvement;
Parental involvement;
Political factors;
Social factors
Standards-based approach, 3-16, 25-29, 42, 45, 57-61, 71
community understanding of, 46
Edison Project, 11
forms for reviewers, 53, 61, 62, 63, 75-85
inquiry-based teaching, 14
prioritizing, 61, 63-64, 96-97, 99
reviewer training, 31-37, 43, 44, 46, 47-48, 51-56
school districts, 10, 11, 32, 42
selection committees use of, 10
see also Benchmarks for Science Literacy;
Content issues;
National Science Education Standards;
National standards
Standards Record and Rating Sheet (Form 1), 75
State-level factors, 3, 4-5, 6, 8
materials selection procedures, 9-10, 41, 44, 69
political factors, 9
Student achievement, 8, 34, 42, 45, 46, 49, 51, 59, 60, 63, 65, 70 -71
see also Standards-based approach;
Testing
Summary Rating (Form 4), 83
Summary ratings, 18, 34, 43, 45, 52, 53, 54, 57, 59
T
innovative materials, 13
manuals and guides for, 14, 52, 57-58, 63, 86
PAEMST teachers, 7-8
professional development, 6, 10, 13-14, 18, 24, 27-28, 35, 43-48, 52, 53, 54, 59, 63-70, 85
Project 2061, 18
support for, general, 5, 6, 62, 104, 107, 111
surveys of materials currently used, 45, 70
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, 22
Teams, reviewers, see Committees for materials selection
Testing
classroom assessments, 8
multiple-choice formats, 8
PAEMST teachers, 7-8
professional development in, 46
statewide, 8
Texas, 9
parental involvement, 8
private schools, 11-12
state selection procedures, 9
teacher lesson plans and, 7-8, 12, 13
Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 4, 7
U
University resources, 12, 46, 47
V
W
Washington, D.C., 4-5
World Wide Web, see Internet
