Okhee Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3743188 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Okhee Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Okhee |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 163 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
A Flawed Policy Metaphor
Purpose: Although the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline has been the most common policy framework to understand why ethnoracial disparities are some of the most glaring, few studies have empirically assessed whether the relationship between early academic preparation, such as for standardized tests, grades, and coursework, and later outcomes is the same across racial/ethnic groups. Research Methods/Approach: This study us…
Wida English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition
In December 2020, the WIDA Consortium released the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition . In the coming years, the 2020 Edition will be implemented across 36 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories and agencies in the US. The 2020 Edition also arrives at a time when the field of TESOL is grappling with multiple theoretical perspectives on how to provide an equitable education to the nation’s fast‐grow…
English Learners in STEM Subjects
With the release of the consensus report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, we highlight foundational constructs and perspectives associated with STEM subjects and language with English learners (ELs) that frame the report. The purpose here is to elevate these constructs and perspectives for discussion among the broader education research community. First, we provide an overview of the unique contribut…
Aligning English Language Proficiency Standards With Content Standards
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandates that English language proficiency (ELP) standards align with content standards. As the fast-growing population of English learners (ELs) is expected to meet college- and career-ready content standards, the purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in aligning ELP standards with content standards. The overarching question is how to align ELP standards with academically rigorous and language-…
English Language Proficiency Standards Aligned With Content Standards
As federal legislation requires that English language proficiency (ELP) standards are aligned with content standards, this article addresses issues and concerns in aligning ELP standards with content standards in English language arts, mathematics, and science. It starts with a brief description of federal legislation for alignment between ELP standards and content standards along with challenges of ensuring alignment. Then, it highlights how cur…
Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy and Next Generation Science Standards
As the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts (ELA)/literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) highlight connections across subject areas, convergences and discrepancies come into view. As a prominent example, this article focuses on how the CCSS and the NGSS treat “argument,” especially in Grades K–5, and the extent to which each set of standards is grounded in research literature, as claimed. Analysis of bot…
Impact of a Large-Scale Science Intervention Focused on English Language Learners
The authors evaluated the effects of P-SELL, a science curricular and professional development intervention for fifth-grade students with a focus on English language learners (ELLs). Using a randomized controlled trial design with 33 treatment and 33 control schools across three school districts in one state, we found significant and meaningfully sized intervention effects on a researcher-developed science assessment and the state science assessm…
Negotiating a Sense of Identity in a Foreign Land
As part of a larger investigation into the educational experiences of Haitians in South Florida, this study explores factors that influence the identity development and academic success of Haitian students. Individual and focus group interviews with Haitian students, parents, and teachers provide the context for studying how pressures from both home and school shape the identity development of Haitian youth. Using a conceptual framework grounded …
Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
The National Research Council (2011) released "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" that is guiding the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are expected to be finalized in early 2013. This article addresses language demands and opportunities that are embedded in the science and engineering practices delineated in the Framework. By examining intersections between learning of science and learning of language, the article …
Teacher Professional Development to Improve Science and Literacy Achievement of English Language Learners
The school-aged population in the United States is becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse, while achievement gaps across content areas persist. At the same time, more rigorous academic demands are being placed on all students, including English language learners (ELLs). Teachers of ELLs face the double challenge of promoting English language and literacy development, as well as academic achievement across subject areas. This article …
This Issue
Integrating Science And English Proficiency For English Language Learners
Despite the expectation that all students should achieve high academic standards, content area instruction and English for speakers of other languages instruction for English language learners (ELLs) have traditionally been conceptualized as separate domains, resulting in educational inequities for ELLs. This is because effective instruction to promote academic achievement for ELLs requires integration of content and language. Such inequities are…
The Educational Reform Rating Rubric
The Educational Reform Rating Rubric is an evaluation tool created to manage, organize, and integrate qualitative and quantitative data collected on school reform programs. The rubric is based on seven key indicators, including collective participation, principal leadership, teacher and instructional quality, parental involvement, student outcomes, project support, and school environment. The Educational Reform Rating Rubric holds promise for eff…
Dilemmas in Scaling Up Innovations in Elementary Science Instruction With Nonmainstream Students
In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovations is necessary to bring about system-wide improvements. As a result of fundamental tensions involving effective educational policies and practices for diverse student groups, scaling up is especially challenging in multilingual, multicultural, and inner-city settings. In this article, grounded in the instructional congruence framework, the authors h…
Teachers' Roles in Promoting Science Inquiry with Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds
At the beginning of the year, I had all the students work in small groups to do activities because in my science methods class, I had been taught to set up groups like that to promote inquiry. When students worked in little groups, neither they nor I really knew what they were doing. As the year progressed, I could see the students learned better when we did things together as a whole group. I know how to help them focus and learn when we are all…
Research news and Comment
Science Knowledge, World Views, and Information Sources in Social and Cultural Contexts
This study examined children's views of the world after they personally experienced a natural disaster—specifically, Hurricane Andrew in South Florida during the summer of 1992. The study addressed three issues: (a) children's knowledge of the hurricane; (b) children's views of the world, especially the causality of the hurricane; and (c) children's sources of information in social and cultural contexts. The study was conducted in the early sprin…
Science for All, including Students from Non-English-Language Backgrounds
Standards-based reform across subject areas has an overarching goal of achieving high academic standards for all students. Although much is known about what constitutes high academic standards, little attention has been given to the attainment of educational equity for all students. In this article, we propose the notion of instructional congruence as a way of making academic content accessible, meaningful, and relevant for diverse learners. Alth…
Task Engagement and Conceptual Change in Middle School Science Classrooms
Science educators have long been concerned that many students fail to engage in academic tasks with the goal of achieving better understanding of science. This study examined two research questions. First, what patterns of students’ task engagement emerge as they work on science classroom tasks? Second, how are patterns of students’ task engagement related to factors involving their cognition (i.e., knowledge and achievement), motivation (e.g., g…
Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
The National Research Council (2011) released "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" that is guiding the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are expected to be finalized in early 2013. This article addresses language demands and opportunities that are embedded in the science and engineering practices delineated in the Framework. By examining intersections between learning of science and learning of language, the article …
Science for All, including Students from Non-English-Language Backgrounds
Standards-based reform across subject areas has an overarching goal of achieving high academic standards for all students. Although much is known about what constitutes high academic standards, little attention has been given to the attainment of educational equity for all students. In this article, we propose the notion of instructional congruence as a way of making academic content accessible, meaningful, and relevant for diverse learners. Alth…
English Learners in STEM Subjects
With the release of the consensus report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, we highlight foundational constructs and perspectives associated with STEM subjects and language with English learners (ELs) that frame the report. The purpose here is to elevate these constructs and perspectives for discussion among the broader education research community. First, we provide an overview of the unique contribut…
Impact of a Large-Scale Science Intervention Focused on English Language Learners
The authors evaluated the effects of P-SELL, a science curricular and professional development intervention for fifth-grade students with a focus on English language learners (ELLs). Using a randomized controlled trial design with 33 treatment and 33 control schools across three school districts in one state, we found significant and meaningfully sized intervention effects on a researcher-developed science assessment and the state science assessm…
Integrating Science And English Proficiency For English Language Learners
Despite the expectation that all students should achieve high academic standards, content area instruction and English for speakers of other languages instruction for English language learners (ELLs) have traditionally been conceptualized as separate domains, resulting in educational inequities for ELLs. This is because effective instruction to promote academic achievement for ELLs requires integration of content and language. Such inequities are…
English Language Proficiency Standards Aligned With Content Standards
As federal legislation requires that English language proficiency (ELP) standards are aligned with content standards, this article addresses issues and concerns in aligning ELP standards with content standards in English language arts, mathematics, and science. It starts with a brief description of federal legislation for alignment between ELP standards and content standards along with challenges of ensuring alignment. Then, it highlights how cur…
Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy and Next Generation Science Standards
As the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts (ELA)/literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) highlight connections across subject areas, convergences and discrepancies come into view. As a prominent example, this article focuses on how the CCSS and the NGSS treat “argument,” especially in Grades K–5, and the extent to which each set of standards is grounded in research literature, as claimed. Analysis of bot…
Dilemmas in Scaling Up Innovations in Elementary Science Instruction With Nonmainstream Students
In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovations is necessary to bring about system-wide improvements. As a result of fundamental tensions involving effective educational policies and practices for diverse student groups, scaling up is especially challenging in multilingual, multicultural, and inner-city settings. In this article, grounded in the instructional congruence framework, the authors h…
Teacher Professional Development to Improve Science and Literacy Achievement of English Language Learners
The school-aged population in the United States is becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse, while achievement gaps across content areas persist. At the same time, more rigorous academic demands are being placed on all students, including English language learners (ELLs). Teachers of ELLs face the double challenge of promoting English language and literacy development, as well as academic achievement across subject areas. This article …
Task Engagement and Conceptual Change in Middle School Science Classrooms
Science educators have long been concerned that many students fail to engage in academic tasks with the goal of achieving better understanding of science. This study examined two research questions. First, what patterns of students’ task engagement emerge as they work on science classroom tasks? Second, how are patterns of students’ task engagement related to factors involving their cognition (i.e., knowledge and achievement), motivation (e.g., g…
Negotiating a Sense of Identity in a Foreign Land
As part of a larger investigation into the educational experiences of Haitians in South Florida, this study explores factors that influence the identity development and academic success of Haitian students. Individual and focus group interviews with Haitian students, parents, and teachers provide the context for studying how pressures from both home and school shape the identity development of Haitian youth. Using a conceptual framework grounded …
Teachers' Roles in Promoting Science Inquiry with Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds
At the beginning of the year, I had all the students work in small groups to do activities because in my science methods class, I had been taught to set up groups like that to promote inquiry. When students worked in little groups, neither they nor I really knew what they were doing. As the year progressed, I could see the students learned better when we did things together as a whole group. I know how to help them focus and learn when we are all…
Wida English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition
In December 2020, the WIDA Consortium released the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition . In the coming years, the 2020 Edition will be implemented across 36 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories and agencies in the US. The 2020 Edition also arrives at a time when the field of TESOL is grappling with multiple theoretical perspectives on how to provide an equitable education to the nation’s fast‐grow…
Aligning English Language Proficiency Standards With Content Standards
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandates that English language proficiency (ELP) standards align with content standards. As the fast-growing population of English learners (ELs) is expected to meet college- and career-ready content standards, the purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in aligning ELP standards with content standards. The overarching question is how to align ELP standards with academically rigorous and language-…
Task Engagement and Conceptual Change in Middle School Science Classrooms
Science educators have long been concerned that many students fail to engage in academic tasks with the goal of achieving better understanding of science. This study examined two research questions. First, what patterns of students’ task engagement emerge as they work on science classroom tasks? Second, how are patterns of students’ task engagement related to factors involving their cognition (i.e., knowledge and achievement), motivation (e.g., g…
Science for All, including Students from Non-English-Language Backgrounds
Standards-based reform across subject areas has an overarching goal of achieving high academic standards for all students. Although much is known about what constitutes high academic standards, little attention has been given to the attainment of educational equity for all students. In this article, we propose the notion of instructional congruence as a way of making academic content accessible, meaningful, and relevant for diverse learners. Alth…
Teachers' Roles in Promoting Science Inquiry with Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds
At the beginning of the year, I had all the students work in small groups to do activities because in my science methods class, I had been taught to set up groups like that to promote inquiry. When students worked in little groups, neither they nor I really knew what they were doing. As the year progressed, I could see the students learned better when we did things together as a whole group. I know how to help them focus and learn when we are all…
Research news and Comment
Science Knowledge, World Views, and Information Sources in Social and Cultural Contexts
This study examined children's views of the world after they personally experienced a natural disaster—specifically, Hurricane Andrew in South Florida during the summer of 1992. The study addressed three issues: (a) children's knowledge of the hurricane; (b) children's views of the world, especially the causality of the hurricane; and (c) children's sources of information in social and cultural contexts. The study was conducted in the early sprin…
Dilemmas in Scaling Up Innovations in Elementary Science Instruction With Nonmainstream Students
In the climate of standards-based instruction and accountability, scaling up educational innovations is necessary to bring about system-wide improvements. As a result of fundamental tensions involving effective educational policies and practices for diverse student groups, scaling up is especially challenging in multilingual, multicultural, and inner-city settings. In this article, grounded in the instructional congruence framework, the authors h…
The Educational Reform Rating Rubric
The Educational Reform Rating Rubric is an evaluation tool created to manage, organize, and integrate qualitative and quantitative data collected on school reform programs. The rubric is based on seven key indicators, including collective participation, principal leadership, teacher and instructional quality, parental involvement, student outcomes, project support, and school environment. The Educational Reform Rating Rubric holds promise for eff…
Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
The National Research Council (2011) released "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" that is guiding the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are expected to be finalized in early 2013. This article addresses language demands and opportunities that are embedded in the science and engineering practices delineated in the Framework. By examining intersections between learning of science and learning of language, the article …
Teacher Professional Development to Improve Science and Literacy Achievement of English Language Learners
The school-aged population in the United States is becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse, while achievement gaps across content areas persist. At the same time, more rigorous academic demands are being placed on all students, including English language learners (ELLs). Teachers of ELLs face the double challenge of promoting English language and literacy development, as well as academic achievement across subject areas. This article …
This Issue
Integrating Science And English Proficiency For English Language Learners
Despite the expectation that all students should achieve high academic standards, content area instruction and English for speakers of other languages instruction for English language learners (ELLs) have traditionally been conceptualized as separate domains, resulting in educational inequities for ELLs. This is because effective instruction to promote academic achievement for ELLs requires integration of content and language. Such inequities are…
Negotiating a Sense of Identity in a Foreign Land
As part of a larger investigation into the educational experiences of Haitians in South Florida, this study explores factors that influence the identity development and academic success of Haitian students. Individual and focus group interviews with Haitian students, parents, and teachers provide the context for studying how pressures from both home and school shape the identity development of Haitian youth. Using a conceptual framework grounded …
Impact of a Large-Scale Science Intervention Focused on English Language Learners
The authors evaluated the effects of P-SELL, a science curricular and professional development intervention for fifth-grade students with a focus on English language learners (ELLs). Using a randomized controlled trial design with 33 treatment and 33 control schools across three school districts in one state, we found significant and meaningfully sized intervention effects on a researcher-developed science assessment and the state science assessm…
Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy and Next Generation Science Standards
As the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts (ELA)/literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) highlight connections across subject areas, convergences and discrepancies come into view. As a prominent example, this article focuses on how the CCSS and the NGSS treat “argument,” especially in Grades K–5, and the extent to which each set of standards is grounded in research literature, as claimed. Analysis of bot…
English Language Proficiency Standards Aligned With Content Standards
As federal legislation requires that English language proficiency (ELP) standards are aligned with content standards, this article addresses issues and concerns in aligning ELP standards with content standards in English language arts, mathematics, and science. It starts with a brief description of federal legislation for alignment between ELP standards and content standards along with challenges of ensuring alignment. Then, it highlights how cur…
Aligning English Language Proficiency Standards With Content Standards
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandates that English language proficiency (ELP) standards align with content standards. As the fast-growing population of English learners (ELs) is expected to meet college- and career-ready content standards, the purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in aligning ELP standards with content standards. The overarching question is how to align ELP standards with academically rigorous and language-…
English Learners in STEM Subjects
With the release of the consensus report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, we highlight foundational constructs and perspectives associated with STEM subjects and language with English learners (ELs) that frame the report. The purpose here is to elevate these constructs and perspectives for discussion among the broader education research community. First, we provide an overview of the unique contribut…
Wida English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition
In December 2020, the WIDA Consortium released the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition . In the coming years, the 2020 Edition will be implemented across 36 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories and agencies in the US. The 2020 Edition also arrives at a time when the field of TESOL is grappling with multiple theoretical perspectives on how to provide an equitable education to the nation’s fast‐grow…
A Flawed Policy Metaphor
Purpose: Although the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline has been the most common policy framework to understand why ethnoracial disparities are some of the most glaring, few studies have empirically assessed whether the relationship between early academic preparation, such as for standardized tests, grades, and coursework, and later outcomes is the same across racial/ethnic groups. Research Methods/Approach: This study us…
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