scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Achievement Standards of the 2007 & 2009 Revised Elementary Science Curriculum with Next Generation Science Standards in US based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung In Choi ◽  
Seoung Hye Paik
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Elementary Science ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Next Generation Science Standards ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Science Standards ◽  
Achievement Standards

scholarly journals Thinking about National Standards in Science Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 717-744
Author(s):  
Catherine Milne
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Next Generation Science Standards ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Science Standards ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of ◽  
Crisis Narratives ◽  
K 12

In this paper I present a critical reflection on the rationale and history of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which has sometimes been presented as the US version of a vision for a standardized science curriculum. I explore how the monograph, The Framework for K-12 Science Education, established the groundwork for the Next Generation Science Standards. I argue that crisis narratives often drive the arguments for standardization but in the US there was also an argument of the need to build a level of national uniformity in the content and practices that are presented to students as a tool for ensuring that children and youth have equitable access to important knowledge. However, at the same time educators have a responsibility for ensuring that homogenization achieved through standards does not enshrine the very inequities and ideologies public education seeks to change.

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