RAPID: A Researcher-Practitioner-Partnership to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 Recession on NGSS Implementation

RAPID：研究人员与实践者的合作伙伴关系，旨在评估 COVID-19 衰退对 NGSS 实施的影响

• 批准号: 2128789
• 负责人: Niu Gao
• 金额: $ 17.36万
• 依托单位: Public Policy Institute of California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2022-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2128789&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Researcher; Practitioner; Partnership; Assess

Today 44 states serving 71 percent of U.S. students have education standards influenced by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Local implementation is the key to the success of NGSS, yet little is known about the extent to which NGSS have been implemented in K-12 schools during COVID-19. Policymakers, educational leaders, and researchers urgently need data to know whether and how NGSS implementation is taking hold in their schools in light of changes due to COVID-19 so that they may design better supports for implementation in anticipation for school reopening for in-person learning in September 2021. This project will investigate how NGSS has been implemented in California schools during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Through a state-wide survey, analysis of administrative data, interviews and case studies, this project will assess the impact of COVID-19 on NGSS implementation on a large scale, and more importantly, the extent to which high minority, high-poverty districts are disproportionately affected. It will also identify policy options available to state and school districts. By collecting critical and timely data, this project will contribute new knowledge to understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on NGSS implementation. This knowledge is a necessary step towards policy and practice solutions that support schools and teachers in continuing implementation of NGSS and expanding educational opportunities to underrepresented minorities, English learners, and students with disabilities in post-COVID-19. The goals of the project are to (1) assess the impacts of COVID-19 on NGSS implementation in California; (2) examine whether and how high-minority, high-poverty districts are impacted more acutely than other districts; and (3) identify policies and programs state and local districts could prioritize to mitigate the impacts. A mixed methods approach will be used to answer research questions related to the above goals. Specifically, a survey of all school districts in California will be conducted. Text mining of school district administrative data will also be performed. Qualitative methods will include interviews and case studies. Extensive outreach efforts, including one-on-one briefings with the members of the legislative and executive branches, will also take place throughout the year. A researcher-practitioner partnership will be formed through engaging the California State Department of Education in allocating resources for NGSS implementation and local school districts in developing guidelines to support teachers in NGSS-aligned instruction. Project findings will be widely disseminated through online resources and digital libraries to school districts, science teachers, and curriculum developers. Project findings will inform state policymaking and increase the partnerships between research institutions and state government. This RAPID award is made by the Discovery Research preK-12 (DRK-12) program in the Division of Research on Learning. The DRK-12 program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of innovative resources, models and tools. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

如今，44 个州的教育标准受到下一代科学标准 (NGSS) 的影响，为 71% 的美国学生提供服务。 当地实施是 NGSS 成功的关键，但人们对 COVID-19 期间 K-12 学校实施 NGSS 的程度知之甚少。政策制定者、教育领导者和研究人员迫切需要数据来了解 NGSS 实施是否以及如何在其学校中根据 COVID-19 造成的变化进行实施，以便他们可以为实施设计更好的支持，以应对学校重新开学的情况2021 年 9 月学习。该项目将调查在持续的 COVID-19 大流行期间如何在加州学校实施 NGSS。 该项目将通过全州范围内的调查、行政数据分析、访谈和案例研究，大规模评估COVID-19对NGSS实施的影响，更重要的是，评估高少数民族、高贫困地区的影响程度受到不成比例的影响。它还将确定州和学区可用的政策选择。通过收集关键和及时的数据，该项目将为理解 COVID-19 对 NGSS 实施的影响提供新的知识。 这些知识是制定政策和实践解决方案的必要步骤，支持学校和教师继续实施 NGSS，并为后 COVID-19 时期代表性不足的少数群体、英语学习者和残疾学生提供更多教育机会。该项目的目标是 (1) 评估 COVID-19 对加州 NGSS 实施的影响； (2) 检查少数民族、高贫困地区是否以及如何比其他地区受到更严重的影响； (3) 确定州和地方地区可以优先考虑的政策和计划，以减轻影响。 将使用混合方法来回答与上述目标相关的研究问题。 具体来说，将对加州所有学区进行调查。 还将对学区管理数据进行文本挖掘。 定性方法包括访谈和案例研究。 全年还将开展广泛的外展工作，包括与立法和行政部门成员进行一对一的情况通报。 将通过加州教育部为 NGSS 实施分配资源以及当地学区制定指导方针来支持教师进行 NGSS 一致教学，从而形成研究人员与实践者的伙伴关系。 项目研究结果将通过在线资源和数字图书馆向学区、科学教师和课程开发人员广泛传播。项目研究结果将为州决策提供信息，并加强研究机构与州政府之间的伙伴关系。 该 RAPID 奖项由学习研究部的 Discovery Research preK-12 (DRK-12) 项目颁发。 DRK-12 计划旨在通过创新资源、模型和工具的研究和开发，显着增强 PreK-12 学生和教师对科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 的学习和教学。 DRK-12 计划中的项目建立在 STEM 教育的基础研究和先前的研究和开发工作的基础上，为拟议项目提供理论和实证依据。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，被认为值得支持以及更广泛的影响审查标准。