Data Project Persistent Identifier
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doi:10.5064/F6QPV2QK |
Publication Date
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2021-03-17 |
Title
| S4 Changing Matter Elementary Science Task |
Creator
| Mikeska, JamieEducational Testing ServiceORCID0000-0002-8831-2572
Howell, HeatherEducational Testing ServiceORCID0000-0001-5772-9677
Orlandi, Elizabeth
King, Kenneth
Lipari, Michelle
Simonelli, Glenn |
Point of Contact
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Howell, Heather (Educational Testing Service)
Mikeska, Jamie (Educational Testing Service) |
Description
| Project Overview In this four-year project called Developing Preservice Elementary Teachers' Ability to Facilitate Goal-Oriented Discussions in Science and Mathematics via the Use of Simulated Classroom Interactions (GO Discuss), Educational Testing Service and Mursion developed, piloted, and validated a set of performance-based tasks delivered within a simulated classroom environment in order to improve preservice elementary teachers’ ability to orchestrate discussions. These tasks provided opportunities for preservice teachers in science and mathematics to facilitate discussions with five upper elementary student avatars (fifth grade) where the focus is on disciplinary argumentation within two content domains: fractions (mathematics) and structure/properties of matter (science). The overall goal of this research was to develop a validity basis for the use of such tools as formative assessment tasks that can be integrated within educator preparation programs to increase the amount, variety, and quality of clinical practice opportunities currently available to preservice elementary teachers.
For this project, we developed eight performance-based tasks, four in mathematics and four in science, designed to be used by pre-service elementary teachers as they practice leading classroom discussions in the simulated classroom. Each task provides a scenario and specific details about the discussion, including the student learning goal, students’ background information, and what happened prior to the discussion. We also included the student work related to the mathematics problem or science investigation that was the focus within that task and a summary of important things that we wanted the pre-service elementary teachers to notice about the student work.
This specific data project includes materials for one elementary science task called Changing Matter. In this task, students in small groups mixed together different combinations of substances and determined whether each combination produced a new substance. The pre-service teacher leads a discussion on the various claims each group made about whether new substances were formed and the types of evidence that can support or refute the students’ claims. Materials for pre-service teachers, resources for teacher educators, including sample videos, and task-specific simulation specialist training materials are included.
For a complete description of the broader “Go Discuss” project, including a list of files for each task, as well as to read the detailed Terms of Use, please start by reading the Data Overview file. Some files appear in different formats with identical content. This is intentional. ETS wants to encourage adaptation of the deposited materials (which might be easier to implement in Word documents), but also wants to ensure that images and math notations are rendered correctly for secondary users (best preserved in PDF). |
Subject
| Other |
Keywords
| argumentation
discussion
mathematics methods
science methods
formative assessment
performance-based assessment
simulated classrooms
teacher education (ICPSR Subject Thesaurus) https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/thesaurus/index
education (ICPSR Subject Thesaurus) https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/thesaurus/index
educational assessment (ICPSR Subject Thesaurus) https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/thesaurus/index
teacher education (ICPSR Subject Thesaurus) https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/thesaurus/index
teacher preparation |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2016 ; End Date: 2020 |
Type of Data Project
| videos; pedagogical materials |
Related Publication
| Howell, H., Mikeska, J. N., (2021). Approximations of practice as a framework for understanding the role of authenticity in simulations of teaching. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2020.1809033
Mikeska, J. N., & Howell, H. (2020). Simulations as practice‐based spaces to support elementary teachers in learning how to facilitate argumentation‐focused science discussions. Journal of Research in Science Teaching Special Issue: Science Teaching, Learning, and Assessment with 21st Century, Cutting Edge Digital Ecologies, 57, 1356-1399. doi: 10.1002/tea.21659 https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21659
Mikeska, J.N., Howell, H., & Straub, C. (2019). Using performance tasks within simulated environments to assess teachers’ ability to engage in coordinated, accumulated, and dynamic (CAD) competencies. International Journal of Testing, 19, 128-147. doi: 10.1080/15305058.2018.1551223 https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2018.1551223
Howell, H., & Mikeska, J.N. (2020, May 5-12). Simulated classrooms as practice-based learning spaces [Video presentation]. 2020 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase. https://stemforall2020.videohall.com/presentations/1780
Mikeska, J.N., & Howell, H. (2019, May 13-20). Simulated classrooms as practice-based learning spaces [Video presentation]. 2019 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase. https://stemforall2019.videohall.com/presentations/1495
Howell, H. & Mikeska, J.N. (2018, May 14-21). Leading science/math discussions in a simulated classroom [Video presentation]. 2018 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase. http://stemforall2018.videohall.com/presentations/1073
Mikeska, J.N. & Howell, H. (2017, May 15-22). Simulated classroom environments for facilitating math and science discussions [Video presentation]. 2017 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase. http://stemforall2017.videohall.com/presentations/934 |
Language
| English |
Funding Information
| National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation: 1621344 |
Related Data Project
| There are 10 data projects within the GO Discuss collection: one for each of four elementary mathematics tasks, one for each of four elementary science tasks, one for non-task specific simulation specialist training, and one for the scoring of pre-service teacher performances in the simulated classroom. We recommend reading the GO Discuss QDR data overview file for an overview of the overall research project and its goals, a description of the specific materials we developed and how we used them on this research project, and an explanation of the ways in which you can use, adapt, and cite these materials in your own work. Part of the purpose is also to assist you in locating and making sense of the set of files provided. There are summary charts listing the documents and their purposes in the appendices for easy reference. |
Distributor
| Qualitative Data Repository (Syracuse University) (QDR) https://qdr.syr.edu |
Distribution Date
| 2021-03-16 |
Depositor
| Lentini, Jennifer |
Deposit Date
| 2021-02-23 |