The Science Teacher—September/October 2022

Volume 90, Number 1
Alternative Assessments in the Science Classroom
When I say “assessments,” what immediately comes to your mind? Tests, quizzes, and exams? Does it always have to be that way?
As you know, there are two main categories of assessments. Summative assessments exist to evaluate students’ prowess on concepts at the end of a unit, semester, or course. Formative assessments, on the other hand, occur in real time, day-after-day. Formative assessments occur via exit tickets, lab work, discussions and questioning during class, observing students’ progress as they investigate something from the natural world, or from our “reading” the students’ nonverbal language.
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Using Adapted Primary Literature in the Science Classroom
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CCE For Me: Students Demand High-Quality Climate Change Course Offerings
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By Anna Kiley, David Jones, Carolyn Hester, Michael Coe, and Tony Ward
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Career of the Month: Astronomer
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By Luba Vangelova
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Engaging Students in Scientific Practices With the Notebooks of Alexander Graham Bell
By Peter DeCraene