{"id":3854,"date":"2024-12-04T17:46:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nssmedev.horizon-research.com\/?page_id=3854"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:52:22","slug":"2012-nssme-status-of-middle-school-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/2012-nssme-reports-articles\/2012-nssme-status-of-middle-school-science","title":{"rendered":"2012 NSSME: Status of Middle School Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3854\" class=\"elementor elementor-3854\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7bf5c201 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"46932\" data-id=\"7bf5c201\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7ce353e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"98860\" data-id=\"7ce353e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2e45332c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"36596\" data-id=\"2e45332c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d2dd85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43d2dd85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2012-NSSME-Status-of-Middle-School-Science-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-092922.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-092922.png 612w, https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-092922-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f5cb758 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"80238\" data-id=\"5f5cb758\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-35c161ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"64114\" data-id=\"35c161ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9ba2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b9ba2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report describes the status of middle school science instruction based<br \/>on the responses of 958 middle school teachers across the United States.<\/p><p>This status report of middle school science teaching is organized into major topical areas:<\/p><ul><li><p>Characteristics of the teaching force;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Professional development of teachers;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Middle school science classes offered;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Instruction, in terms of time spent, objectives, and class activities;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Resources available for\u00a0 instruction; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>Factors affecting instruction.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Download Report:\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><a title=\"2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education: Status of middle school science (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2012-NSSME-Status-of-Middle-School-Science-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education: Status of middle school science (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3070e1fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"50396\" data-id=\"3070e1fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377d120d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377d120d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suggested Citation:<br \/><\/strong>Weis, A. 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