Formative Assessment Probes: Is It a Solid? Claim Cards and Argumentation

Journal Article | June 2013

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses students' ideas about solids and the macroscopic properties they use to decide whether a material is a solid.

Assessing Toxic Risk (Teacher's Edition) (e-book)

eBook | December 2000

Assessing Toxic Risk is a comprehensive guide to student research in toxicology. It includes an overview of basic principles of toxicology and how they are used to assess chemical risks. It provides simple but authentic…

Science Educator's Guide to Laboratory Assessment (e-book)

eBook | July 2009

Focus on frequent, accurate feedback with this newly expanded guide to understanding assessment. Field-tested and classroom ready, it's designed to help you reinforce productive learning habits while gauging your…

Formative Assessment Probes: Does It Have a Life Cycle?

Journal Article | October 2010

If life continues from generation to generation, then all plants and animals must go through a life cycle, even though it may be different from organism to organism. Is this what students have “learned,” or do they have…