How to complete the Next Generation Science Standards Survey
About the structure of the Next Generation Science Standards Survey
The Next Generation Science Standards Survey is available in two different arrangements to accompany the two different arrangements of the NGSS: by Topic and by Disciplinary Core Idea. It is recommended that you take the version of the survey that corresponds to the arrangement of the NGSS that you review.
The Topic Arrangement of the Survey can be found here
The DCI Arrangement of the Survey can be found here
Each version of the survey has three main sections: Respondent Information; General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards; and the Science Standards.
In order to participate in the survey, you do not need to provide feedback on all the standards, you may provide feedback on a single standard, or for as many standards as you would like.
Completing the Respondent Information and General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards sections is also optional, but we encourage you to complete them.
Each standard can easily be accessed via the survey's table of contents. See below for instructions on how to complete the survey.
Instructions on how to complete the Next Generation Science Standards Survey
To complete the survey, follow these five easy steps
- Register and receive your participation code
- Complete the Respondent Information (optional)
- Complete the General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards (optional)
- Complete the questions on the performance standards
- Submit your responses
Before you can provide feedback on the performance expectations, you need to register.
To register, access the survey and the following screen will appear.
Enter your name and email address and click on the "Register" button. The button will be enabled only when all the required information has been entered.
An email will be sent to you that will include a link you can use to access the survey at a later time. This link is unique for each person- do not share your link with others.
After you register, you will see the survey's introduction screen as shown below:
Click the "Next" button to complete the Respondent Information section of the survey.
Completing the Respondent Information is optional. If you do not want to complete this section, click on the "Sections" button at the bottom of the survey window. The survey's table of content will appear, as shown below.
You can then click on any section and be brought directly to the questions for that section.
If you skip the Respondent Information section, you will be reminded to complete it when you submit your responses.
Once you have completed all the questions in the Respondent Information section, you will be automatically brought to the General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards section.
The General Survey provides an opportunity to provide overall comments that relate to the document as a whole or that are not specifically covered in any other question. Completing the General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards is optional. If you do not want to complete this section, click on the "Sections" button at the bottom of the survey window. The survey's table of content will appear, as shown below.
You can then click on any section and be brought directly to the questions for that section.
If you skip the General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards section, you will be reminded to complete it when you submit your responses.
The questionnaire is divided by grade and standard, etc.
To complete the question on a particular standard, click on the "Sections" button at the bottom of the survey window. The survey's table of content will appear, as shown below.
You can then click on any section and be brought directly to the questions for that section.
For example, if you click on the "K.OTE Organisms and Their Environments" section, the question for that standard will appear as shown below.
For each performance expectation, answer the four questions by making a selection in the list.
When you select choice 4 or 5 for the question "How grade-appropriate is this performance expectation?", the following popup will appear to ask for more details.
Select one of the choices and click on the "Ok" button. You can change your answer to any question at any time.
Once you are done providing feedback on the standards, click on the "Finished?" link that appears at the bottom of the survey window. Clicking on this link will be bring you to the conclusion screen of the survey as shown below.
Click on the "Submit" button to submit your answers. If you have not completed the Respondent Information or the General Survey on ALL K-12 Standards sections, you will be invited to complete them before you submit your answers.
You can always use the link emailed to you when you registered to access the survey again and change any of your responses.
