Promising Practices for School Organization of Mental Health Supports
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths
Explicitly aligned with the practice turn emphasized in NGSS
Captures student perceptions of classroom science practices rather than teacher reports alone
Sensitive to differences in student experiences across classrooms and teachers
Useful for examining the opportunity to learn in practice-oriented science instruction
Cautions
Has not been tested with grade levels other than 7th and 8th grade
The sample of students it was tested with was small, and had limited demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity
Best used alongside other measures rather than as a standalone indicator of opportunity to learn
The Next Generation Science Classroom (NGSC) is a questionnaire that contains 35 items all scaled on a 5-point Likert scale. The items include understanding scientific explanations, generating scientific evidence, reflecting on scientific knowledge, and participating productively in science.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
35 items
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Todd Campbell:
Email: todd.campbell@uconn.edu
Max Longhurst:
Phone: 435-797-7093
Email: max.longhurst@usu.edu
Thomas J. McKenna:
Email: tmckenna@bu.edu
Daniel Coster:
Email: dan.coster@usu.edu
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Hayes, Kathryn & Lee Bae, Christine & DiStefano, Rachelle & O'Connor, Dawn & Seitz, Jeffery. (2016). Measuring Science Instructional Practice: A Survey Tool for the Age of NGSS. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 27. 10.1007/s10972-016-9448-5
