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Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom
NSTA Press Book | January 2003
Make ongoing, classroom-based assessment second nature to your students and you. Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom is a thought-provoking collection of 10 essays on the theories behind the latest assessment…
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Book Chapter | January 2003
This section outlines possible assessment criteria for student research, as well as example assessment rubrics for posters and written reports. Engaging in peer review provides both opportunities and challenges for…
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Book Chapter | January 2003
In assessing student research, clearly defined "right" or "wrong" answers rarely exist. Instead, the goal of assessment is to evaluate the process used by students and the conceptual understandings they have achieved…
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Book Chapter | January 2003
Assessment, broadly defined, means information gathering. Grading (or evaluating) students is certainly one type of assessment. Tests, portfolios, and lab practicals are all assessment devices. However, teachers assess…
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Book Chapter | June 2012
This chapter contains the unit test and answer key as well as the essay question assessment Rubric for the book This is Your Brain. Other alternate assessment options are also included.
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Online Extras: The Power of Assessing
Page | March 2020
Online Extras: The Power of Assessing If you have purchased The Power of Assessing, you can view the accompanying videos and investigation guides online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in the second word in the body text on page 39…
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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment
NSTA Press Book | February 2009
What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness of your own teaching? College Science…
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The Power of Investigating: Guiding Authentic Assessments
NSTA Press Book | March 2017
Children want to explore, dig, build, play, and wonder. To do this they need to touch, feel, see, observe, listen, manipulate, plan, and create. How does a teacher build and maintain a learning environment that will…
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The Power of Assessing: Guiding Powerful Practices
NSTA Press Book | July 2018
The Power of Assessing will show you how to use authentic assessments as a dynamic teaching tool. But this book doesn’t just describe ways to evaluate your students’ learning. Through colorful photographs and over 30…
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NSTA Press Book | January 2015
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…
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Assessing Assessment to Inform Science Leadership
Book Chapter | February 2009
This chapter uses the ReaL Earth System Science project as a metaphor for investigating the landscape of assessment in science education. This framing turns the focus of the five questions away from the Earth system and…
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Journal Article | August 2020
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Book Chapter | January 2003
As a context for thinking about the claims made in this book, some of the circumstances that have influenced the demand for and character of assessment in general are noted. The argument is then made that the…
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Book Chapter | January 2003
This chapter provides an overview of frameworks that teachers can use to conduct assessments of students’ engagement in scientific inquiry. The author examines two factors that are central to such assessment. One factor…
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Book Chapter | January 2004
This book is a compilation of brief descriptions of innovative and effective ideas, tips, and approaches in undergraduate science teaching. Assessment must be aligned with learning goals and successful learning is…
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