Updated Summary and Synthesis of OpenSciEd Research

Abstract

This report summarizes and synthesizes OpenSciEd research published from October 2022 to September 2024. This review includes 24 publications (journal articles, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, conference papers, doctoral dissertations, and book chapters), which fall into five broad categories based on their main area of focus: design, classroom enactment, teacher supports, system-level implementation, and student outcomes. The paper summarizes each paper and synthesizes the papers’ insights into five overarching themes: (1) curriculum design tensions, (2) promoting inclusive classroom culture, (3) teachers’ customizations, (4) teacher professional learning, and (5) district implementation. The report also identifies fruitful research directions based on remaining gaps, such as enactment of the elementary and high school units, student learning outcomes, materials adoption and implementation, classroom-based assessment practices, and an efficacy study.