{"id":4085,"date":"2024-12-05T18:58:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nssmedev.horizon-research.com\/?page_id=4085"},"modified":"2024-12-05T20:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:08:43","slug":"2000-nssme-status-of-middle-school-science-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/2000-nssme\/2000-nssme-status-of-middle-school-science-teaching","title":{"rendered":"2000 NSSME: Status of Middle School Science Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4085\" class=\"elementor elementor-4085\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-46efa6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"41981\" data-id=\"46efa6e\" 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-44b58f2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"42499\" data-id=\"44b58f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-71ebf25b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"12713\" data-id=\"71ebf25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43abcd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43abcd0\" 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\/reports2000\/mid_science\/mid_science.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-110701.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-110701.png 652w, https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-110701-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\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-410a172a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"80262\" data-id=\"410a172a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f654df0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"35982\" data-id=\"f654df0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7358992\" 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><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">This report describes the status of middle school science instruction based on the responses of 529 middle school science teachers&nbsp;<\/span>across the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This status report of middle school science teaching is organized into major topical areas:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Characteristics of the teaching force in the United&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Proza Libre&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">States;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Professional development of teachers, both needs and participation;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Classes offered;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Instruction, in terms of objectives, time spent, and class activities; and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Resources available for instruction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Download Report:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/NSSME\/wp-content\/uploads\/reports2000\/mid_science\/mid_science.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2000 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education: Status of Middle School Science Teaching (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-75ca68a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"96769\" data-id=\"75ca68a3\" 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-60af325f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60af325f\" 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>Fulp, S.L. 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