TY  - CONF
T1  - Unraveling K-12 Standard Alignment; Report on a New Attempt
T2  - Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Y1  - 2016
A1  - Marshall,Byron
A1  - Reitsma,Reindert
A1  - Samson,Carleigh
KW  - Accounting
KW  - BIS
AB  - We present the results of an experiment which indicates that automated alignment of electronic learning objects to educational standards may be more feasible than previously implied. We highlight some important deficiencies in existing alignment systems and formulate suggestions for improved future ones. We consider how the changing substance of newer educational standards, a multi-faceted view of standard alignment, and a more nuanced view of the ‘alignment’ concept may bring the long-sought goal of automated standard alignment closer. We explore how lexical similarity of documents, a World+Method representation of semantics, and network-based analysis can yield promising results. We furthermore investigate the nature of false positives to better understand how validity of match is evaluated so as to better focus future alignment system development.
JA  - Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
U2  - b
U4  - 127038310400
ID  - 127038310400
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
T1  - The Relevance of K-12 Engineering Curricula to NGSS: an Analysis of TeachEngineering-NGSS Alignments
T2  - ASEE 2015 Annual Conference
Y1  - 2015
A1  - Reitsma,Reindert
A1  - Samson,Carleigh
A1  - Soltys,Mike
A1  - Sullivan,Jacquelyn
KW  - BIS
AB  - The 2013 publication of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provided the first widely adopted set of science standards to include engineering design throughout all K-12 grades. In doing so, NGSS raised the relevance of the K-12 engineering education sector on a national scale. The TeachEngineering digital library, representative of the K-12 engineering education sector through its collaboration of 36, mostly NSF-funded, K-12 engineering education programs across the US, recently aligned its 1,300+ K-12 engineering lessons and hands-on activities to the NGSS. This paper provides analysis of both the alignment process and its results. As such, we offer insight into the correspondence between the NGSS and a broad, collection of K-12 engineering learning objects and hence, into the mutual relevance of K-12 engineering curriculum and the NGSS. We also provide some recommendations for future K-12 engineering curriculum development.
JA  - ASEE 2015 Annual Conference
U2  - b
U4  - 105617211392
ID  - 105617211392
ER  - 

TY  - HEAR
T1  - Workshop: TeachEngineering Digital Library: Hundreds of Free, Searchable, NGSS-aligned Hands-on Engineering Lessons for K-12
Y1  - 2015
A1  - Reitsma,Reindert
A1  - Zarske,Malinda
A1  - Yowell,Janet
A1  - Samson,Carleigh
KW  - BIS
JA  - ASEE Annual Conference 2015
CY  - Seattle, WA
U2  - c
U4  - 102487447552
ID  - 102487447552
ER  -