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National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference
The purpose of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) is to promote research in science education and to disseminate the findings of this research to improve science teaching. The Association publishes journals, articles, reviews and/or reports of research that are in harmony with the mission and purposes of the Association. BSCS science educators are members of NARST and have presented at the NARST Annual International Conference for several years. In addition, BSCS science educators have been published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST). To see the articles recently published in JRST and to see other BSCS Authors, click here. On this page you’ll find session presentations given by BSCS science educators at previous NARST conferences, all in downloadable PDF form. Click on session titles to download presentation.
Please note: PDFs of session presentations will be posted within two business days of presentations.
2012 Annual International Conference
25 - 28 March 2012
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, 25 March
Using Curriculum to Change How Teachers Teach Science and Students Learn Science
1:00 - 2:30 (Room 308)
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson and BSCS Science Educators Brooke Bourdélat-Parks and Sue Kowalski
Monday, 26 March
Next Generation Science Standards: Tracking the Federal Research Agenda
8:30 - 10:00 (Room 104)
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson and BSCS Science Educator Chris Wilson
Promoting Reform through Instructional Materials that Educate
PRIME paper
1:15 - 2:45 (Room 303)
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor, and BSCS Science Educators April Gardner and Chris Wilson
Tuesday, 27 March
In Search of Instructional Sensitivity: The Measurement Problem in Large Scale Studies of PD Programs
8:30 - 10:00 (Room 308)
Presenters: BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor and BSCS Science Educators Chris Wilson and Kathy Roth
The Effect of Curriculum-Based PD on Science Instruction: Findings From a Randomized Control Trial
2:15 - 3:45 (Room 106)
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor, and BSCS Science Educators Chris Wilson and Sue Kowalski
Approaches to Measures of Curriculum Effectiveness
4:00 - 5:30 (Room 308)
Presider/Discussant: BSCS Science Educator Chris Wilson
Wednesday, 28 March
Different Ways to Investigate Teachers' PCK
8:30 - 10:00 (Room 206)
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson and BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor
Beyond Student Test Scores - A More Comprehensive Look at Quantity of Teaching
8:30 - 10:00 (Room 301)
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Kathy Roth
PCK Symposium - Different Ways to investigate Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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2011 Annual International Conference
Global Sustainability and Public Understanding of Science: The Role of Science Education Research in the International Community
3 - 6 April 2011
Orlando, FL
Sunday, 3 April
Pre-Conference Workshop Videocase-based Lesson Analysis of Science Teaching to Support Teacher Learning
Visual Handout
References Handout
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Connie Hvidsten, Paul Numedahl, and Rebecca Kruse
A PCK Rubric to Measure Teachers' Knowledge of Inquiry-Based Instruction
Using Three Data Sources
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Connie Hvidsten, Paul Numedahl, and Rebecca A. Kruse
Monday, 4 April
Managing Threats to Validity in Experimental Tests of Education Interventions:
Data and Evidence from a Large, Cluster-Randomized Trial (CRT) of a High School Science Intervention
Presenters: Associate Director Joseph A. Taylor, and BSCS Science Educators Steve Getty and Christopher D. Wilson
Tuesday, 5 April
Design and Evaluation of an Evolution and Medicine High School Curriculum Intervention
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Paul M. Beardsley, Mark Bloom, Rebecca A. Kruse, Anne L. Westbrook, and BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz
Wednesday, 6 April
Impact of Educative Materials and Transformative Professional Development on Teachers PCK, Practice, and Student Achievement
Related Paper Sets:
Impact of Educative Materials and Transformative PD on Teachers' PCK, Practice and Student Achievement
A PCK Rubric to Measure Teachers' Knowledge of Inquiry-Based Instruction Using Three Data Sources
Presenters: Executive Director Janet Carlson, Associate Director Joseph A. Taylor,
BSCS Science Educator April L. Gardner and Christopher D. Wilson, BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz, Co-Presenters from Northern Arizona University Julie Gess-Newsome, Sharon Cardenas, and Barbara A. Austin
Understanding Science: Improving Instruction on the Nature & Process of Science
Presenters: BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz, Co-Presenters from University of California Museum of Paleontology Anastasia Thanukos & Judy Scotchmoor
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2010 Annual International Conference
Research into Practice: Practice Informing Research
21-24 March
Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, 24 March
Related Paper Sets: Toward a Framework for Studying Research-Based Science Curricula
A Framework for Studying Research-Based Science Curricula: Theoretical Foundations
Presenters: BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor, and BSCS Science Educators Susan Kowalski and Christopher Wilson
Curriculum Field Test Studies - Example One: Focus on Implementation Fidelity
Presenters: BSCS Associate Directors Pamela Van Scotter and Joseph Taylor, and Co-Presenter from PS International Doug Coulson
Curriculum Field Test Studies - Example Two: Focus on Achievement Gaps
Presenters: BSCS Associate Directors Pamela Van Scotter and Joseph Taylor, BSCS Science Educators Susan Kowalski, and BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz
Curriculum Efficacy Studies - Example One: Comparisons to Commonplace Curriculum and Teaching
Presenters: BSCS Associate Director Joseph Taylor, and BSCS Science Educators Susan Kowalski and Christopher Wilson
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2009 Annual International Conference
Grand Challenges and Great Opportunities in Science Education
17-21 April 2009
Garden Grove, CA
Saturday, 18 April
Science Notebooks as a Predictor of Achievement in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science, and of Higher-level Thinking in Science Classrooms
Presenters: BSCS Science Educator Steve Getty, BSCS Associate Director Joe Taylor, Co-Presenters Educational Consultant Linda Mooney and Colorado College Professor Paul Kuerbis
Poster Session - Using Curriculum to Close Achievement Gaps
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Susan Kowalski, BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz, and BSCS Associate Director Joe Taylor
Sunday, 19 April
An Investigation into the Relative Effects of Inquiry-Based and Commonplace Science Teaching on Students' Knowledge, Reasoning and Argumentation: A Randomized Control Trial
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Chris Wilson and Susan Kowalski, and BSCS Associate Director Joe Taylor
Development of a Fidelity of Implementation Observation Instrument for a Reform-Oriented Science Program
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, and BSCS Science Educators April Gardner and Jane Larson
Monday, 20 April
Windows into High-Achieving Science Classrooms
Presenters: BSCS Former Executive Director Rodger W. Bybee (PISA), BSCS Associate Director Joe Taylor, and BSCS Research Associate Molly Stuhlsatz
The Role of Transformative Professional Development Based on Educative Materials in Affecting Teacher PCK, Classroom Practice, and Student Achievement
Presenters: BSCS Board Member Julie Gess-Newsome (Northern Arizona University), BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, and BSCS Science Educator Chris Wilson
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