State Network for Developing Indicators of Science and Math Education

NSF和CCSO在科学和数学教育指标方面的合作始于1986年。该项目最初有两个目标：1)建立一套教育指标体系，以便对科学数学教育的状况和趋势进行国家分析和国家间比较；2)提高科学和数学教育数据的质量和有用性，以帮助国家决策者和项目管理者做出更明智的决策。本提案概述了国家科学/数学指标项目下一阶段的四个目标：根据各州教育部门收集的数据，每两年收集和报告一次关于选定的科学和数学教育指标的全国和各州数据；2. 根据国家教育统计中心的学校和人员调查，对科学和数学指标的各州数据进行分析并报告；3. 向5-10个州提供援助，发展收集和报告科学/数学指标数据的能力；4. 建立一个“学生评估替代方法州际联盟”，以协助各州改革他们对学生科学和数学学习的评估。

Collaboration between NSF and CCSO to develop indicators of science and mathematics education began in 1986. The project was initiated with two goals: 1) to establish a system of education indicators that provides the capacity for national analyses and state-by-state comparisons of the condition and trends in science mathematics education, and 2) to improve the quality and usefulness of data on science and mathematics education to assist the state policymakers and program managers in making more informed decisions. The present proposal outlines four objectives for the next phase of the state science/math indicators project: 1. Collect and report biannual national and state-by-state data on selected indicators of science and math education, based on data collected by state departments of education; 2. Produce and report state-by-state analyses of data on science and math indicators from the Schools and Staffing Survey of the National Center for Education Statistics; 3. Provide assistance to 5-10 states to develop capacity for collecting and reporting data on science/math indicators; 4. Establish an "interstate consortium on alternative methods of student assessment" to assist states in reforming their assessments of student learning in science and mathematics.