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Science Education USA: National Academies' K-12 Framework

The US National Academies' Press has just released A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Interesting parallel to the UK exercise on reviewing the National Curriculum for England. The direction of the UK review is opaque, but some interesting input views expressed on the Science Council website, especially from SCORE. It seems that international comparisons are being made in some way, but which and how is unclear.

Science education: articles in Science

Strong focus on science education in Science 19 August 2011 issue. Titles:

Past Successes Shape Effort to Expand Early Intervention Jeffrey Mervis Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 952-956. DOI:10.1126/science.333.6045.952]

Giving Children a Head Start Is Possible—But It's Not Easy Jeffrey Mervis Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 956-957. [DOI:10.1126/science.333.6045.956]

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A Passion for Early Education Jeffrey Mervis Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 957-958. [DOI:10.1126/science.333.6045.957]

Interventions Shown to Aid Executive Function Development in Children 4 to 12 Years Old Adele Diamond and Kathleen Lee Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 959-964. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204529]

Teachers’ Language Practices and Academic Outcomes of Preschool Children David K. Dickinson Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 964-967. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204526]

Early Childhood Mathematics Intervention Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 968-970. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204537]

Educational Interventions to Advance Children’s Scientific Thinking David Klahr, et al. Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 971-975. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204528]

Effectiveness of Early Educational Intervention W. S. Barnett Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 975-978. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204534]

From Science to Policy in Early Childhood Education William T. Gormley, Jr. Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 978-981. [DOI:10.1126/science.1206150]

Protecting Brains, Not Simply Stimulating Minds Jack P. Shonkoff Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 982-983. [DOI:10.1126/science.1206014]

An Interaction-Based Approach to Enhancing Secondary School Instruction and Student Achievement Joseph P. Allen et al. Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 1034-1037. [DOI:10.1126/science.1207998]

Graduate Students’ Teaching Experiences Improve Their Methodological Research Skills David F. Feldon et al. Science 19 August 2011: 333 (6045), 1037-1039. [DOI:10.1126/science.1204109]

Science policy UK: peer review and research integrity

The UK parliament's House of Commons Committee on Science and Technology has published a report of its inquiry on Peer Review in Scientific Publications, with conclusions and recommendations. /... more

.../The Committee examines the current approach, reminding publishers, funders and scientists of the principles involved and urging caution on use of impact factors. Recommendations on better coordination and innovation, training for peer review, open access to data and other issues. The report looks at developments in virtual pre- and post-publication commentary and review.

A key conclusion is that there is insufficient oversight of research integrity in the UK: the recommendation is for a government body for regulation and key responsible individuals for each research employer (it is emphasised that the responsibility for ensuring integrity lies significantly with the employer).

This recommendation picks up on the late 2010 report from the UK Research Integrity Futures Group, formed by Research Councils UK (RCUK), Universities UK (UUK) and the UK Department of Health (DH), in association with the UK Higher Education Funding Councils (HEFCs), the Wellcome Trust, the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries (ABPI). Some concern that the UK Research Integrity Office is not being funded beyond its current term.

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