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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

The State of Engineering Integration in K-12 Science Standards: Five Years After NGSS (Fundamental)

Presented at NGSS & Engineering Education

Recent initiatives in engineering education have resulted in the integration of engineering concepts directly into K-12 education standards. The most notable example of this is the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), released in 2013. The NGSS not only includes standards focused directly on engineering, but also lists engineering design as one of four primary domains of science.

Since educational standards are defined on a state-by-state basis, the direct impact of the NGSS is limited to the states which choose to adopt them. Beyond this, however, the NGSS have an indirect impact as a concrete and well-known example of engineering integration, and as an inspiration for additional states to reconsider their own standards in the light of NGSS. Work by Tamara Moore and colleagues provides a detailed reference point for the state of engineering in science standards at the time of the NGSS publication, however many science standards have been changed across the country in the five years since the NGSS were first published. Since their release, the NGSS have been adopted by 20 states, and eight others have implemented standards based on the NGSS themselves or the framework behind the NGSS.

This paper provides a summary of the current state of engineering integration in science standards across the nation. It first includes a brief overview of the development NGSS and then describes how the NGSS has influenced state science standards across the country. Timelines of standard adoption for states that adopted the NGSS and states that adopted modified standards based on them are presented. Also, states that have not changed their standards, and states that have published new or updated science standards not based on the NGSS since 2011 will be mentioned for completeness. This paper concludes with recommendations for future research.

Authors
  1. Sarah E. Lopez Utah State University [biography]

    Sarah Lopez is a graduate student at Utah State University, pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education and a Masters in Electrical Engineering. She graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in 2016 with degrees in Computer Engineering and Math Education. Her research interests include spatial ability, robotics education, and the signal processing of biometric data, such as EEG, in engineering education research.

  2. Dr. Wade H. Goodridge Utah State University [biography]

    Wade Goodridge is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Industrial Technology Education and also in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His M.S. and Ph.D. are in Civil Engineering with a focus on fluid mechanics. Wade has over 20 years of teaching experience, primarily focused at the University level, but also including 3 years of teaching in high schools. Dr. Goodridge’s current research interests include spatial thinking/cognition, effective pedagogy/andragogy in engineering education, and professional development. His research revolves around developing and validating curricular methods and instruments to improve engineering education in the informal, traditional, distance, and professional environments. Some of his latest work involves teaching Blind and Low Vision youth engineering mechanics and utilizing spatial techniques to enhance their understanding of engineering content. Dr. Goodridge is an engineering councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and has been active in consulting for international companies such as SIEMENS and for USAID projects.

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