{"id":99,"date":"2025-11-04T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:09:15","slug":"3dlp-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/3dlp-project\/","title":{"rendered":"3DLP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2025\/12\/d7b2c4785a9e1fb2e81239ef4309c1ac.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2025\/12\/d7b2c4785a9e1fb2e81239ef4309c1ac.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2025\/12\/d7b2c4785a9e1fb2e81239ef4309c1ac.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2025\/12\/d7b2c4785a9e1fb2e81239ef4309c1ac.png 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\n\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 51% 56%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-id-6a8cde5611678\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Three-Dimensional Learning Progression (3DLP)<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tDeveloping and Testing a Learning Progression for Middle School Physical Science\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"project-page-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"project-section\">\n    <div class=\"project-container project-intro\">\n        <div class=\"project-intro-body\">\n            <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">01 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Description<\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"project-lead\">The 3DLP project focuses on developing and empirically testing a three-dimensional learning progression (LP) for middle school physical science that integrates Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs), Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) as articulated in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).<\/p>\n\n            <p>Rather than treating the three dimensions as separate instructional goals, the project brings them together to model how students develop knowledge-in-use over time as they engage with complex phenomena and problem-solving tasks. The learning progression is designed to capture multiple intermediate pathways that students may follow as they integrate ideas about matter, energy, and interactions while constructing explanations and developing models. This approach supports a more coherent understanding of how students&#8217; scientific reasoning develops across contexts and instructional experiences.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <aside class=\"project-infocard\">\n            <h3 class=\"project-infocard-title\">Project Information<\/h3>\n\n            <dl class=\"project-meta\">\n                <dt>Project Period<\/dt>\n                <dd>2022&ndash;2026<\/dd>\n                <dt>Project Lead<\/dt>\n                <dd>Peng He<\/dd>\n                <dt>Funding Agencies<\/dt>\n                <dd>This project is supported by the <strong>National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/strong> through the <strong>Discovery Research PreK&ndash;12 (DRK&ndash;12) Program<\/strong>.<\/dd>\n            <\/dl>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section project-section--alt\">\n    <div class=\"project-container project-vision\">\n        <div class=\"project-vision-head\">\n            <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">02 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Vision<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"project-vision-body\">\n            <p class=\"project-quote\">Three-dimensional science learning requires more than aligning standards&mdash;it requires coherent models of how students&#8217; knowledge-in-use develops over time across instructional contexts.<\/p>\n\n            <p class=\"project-quote-note\">The 3DLP project is designed to integrate DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs together within a learning progression framework that supports teachers&#8217; instructional decision-making and advances equitable science learning opportunities for diverse student populations.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section\">\n    <div class=\"project-container\">\n        <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">03 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Goals<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"project-goals\">\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">01 \/<\/span>Goal 1<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Develop and test a three-dimensional learning progression<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Design and iteratively revise a theoretically grounded learning progression that integrates DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs for middle school physical science.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">02 \/<\/span>Goal 2<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Examine teacher use of learning progressions<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Study how teachers use the learning progression to adapt curriculum, instruction, and assessment to support students&#8217; knowledge-in-use development.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">03 \/<\/span>Goal 3<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Investigate student learning over time<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Analyze how students&#8217; 3D understanding develops in classrooms that use learning progression&ndash;aligned instruction and assessments, with attention to diverse learning pathways and equity.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section project-section--alt\">\n    <div class=\"project-container\">\n        <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">04 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <h2 class=\"project-title\">Team &amp; Collaborators<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"project-columns\">\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Project Team<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Yu (Abby) Xue<\/li>\n                    <li>Honglu Liu<\/li>\n                    <li>Timothy Fisher<\/li>\n                    <li>Zeyuan Wang<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Collaborators<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Michigan State University CREATE for STEM Institute<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Partners<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Washington Educational Service Districts (ESD 101)<\/li>\n                    <li>Pullman School Districts<\/li>\n                    <li>Moscow School Districts<\/li>\n                    <li>Fenton Area Public Schools<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"project-endrule\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lab is developing and testing a three-dimensional learning progression for middle school physical science that integrates core ideas, scientific practices, and crosscutting concepts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44109,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions\/2528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}