Description

A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press

This book shows readers how to use assessment to inform instruction and learning in the science classroom. In the bestselling first volume, Page Keeley shared 75 techniques that help K-12 science teachers determine students' understanding of key concepts and design learning opportunities that will deepen students' mastery of content and standards. Volume 2 will present 50 new strategies linked to the Next Generation Science Standards. These flexible assessments can be used with any science curriculum.

The assessments include:

-- a description of how each technique promotes student learning
-- considerations for design and implementation, such as required materials, timing, modeling the technique, and grouping students
-- modifications for different types of students or purposes
-- caveats for using each technique, and
-- ways the techniques can be used in other content areas.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Author

1. An Introduction to 50 More Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs)
Classroom Snapshot of Formative Assessment in Practice
Why 50 More FACTs?
Elicitation FACTs
Supporting Productive Science Talk
Next Steps

2. Formative Assessment and Standards
FACTs and Core Disciplinary Content
FACTs and Scientific and Engineering Practices

3. Get the FACTs! Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques
#1 Always, Sometimes, or Never
#2 B-D-A Drawings
#3 C-E-O-SE (Commit – Explain- Observe or Obtain Additional Information- Scientific Explanation)
#4 Claim Cards
#5 Comments Only
#6 Comparison Overlap Probes
#7 Concept Attainment Cards
#8 Concept Mix-Up Probes
#9 Confidence Level Assessment - (CLA)
#10 Cross-Cutter Cards
#11 CSI: Color Symbol Image
#12 Diagnostic Collections
#13 Enhanced Multiple Choice
#14 Every Graph Tells a Story
#15 Everday Mystery Stories
#16 Example, Non-Example
#17 Extended Sticky Bars
#18 Eye Contact Partners
#19 Feed Up, Feedback, and Feed Forward
#20 Fingers Under Chin
#21 Four Corners Jixsaw
#22 Gallery Walk
#23 Group Frayer Model
#24 Group Talk Feedback
#25 Homework Card Sort
#26 Hot Seat Questioning
#27 I think - I Rethink
#28 Learning Intentions
#29 Let's Keep Thinking
#30 Lines of Agreement
#31 Magnetic Statements
#32 Matching Cards
#33 More A-More B Probes
#34 Opposing Claims Probes
#35 Picture This
#36 Plus-Delta
#37 PLus-Minus-Interesting (PMI)
#38 Ranking Tasks
#39 RAQ Feedback
#40 Reflective Toss
#41 Slide Sort
#42 Success Indicators
#43 Talk Moves
#44 TAR - Target, Analogy, Reflection
#45 Thumbs Up, Down, Sideways
#46 Traffic Light Sliders
#47 Vernacular Probes
#48 Vote, Discuss, Revote (VDR)
#49 What Did I Learn Today?
#50 Word Sort

Appendix

References
Index