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Creating and Using Instructionally Supportive Assessments in NGSS Classrooms (e-book)
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Imagine handing out assessments that spark enthusiasm rather than dread. In six easy-to-follow steps, this book empowers science teachers to create tasks that guide students to use their knowledge, not just memorize…
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Science Sampler: Self-assessment helps classroom focus on learning and understanding
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In our science classrooms, teachers are the science practitioners demystifying our practice—from reading, inquiry, and problem solving to test taking, and even note taking. Placing learning and understanding in an…
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Science Sampler: Motivating middle school students to monitor and assess their learning
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Our job as teachers is not only to teach science, but also to instill motivation for learning in our students. After many trials and failures, the author came upon a process to motivate most middle school students. The…
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Innovative Assessment Tools for a Short, Fast-Paced, Summer Field Course
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An experiential science program, such as a summer course at a field station, requires unique assessment tools. Traditional assessment via a pencil-and-paper exam cannot capture the essential skills and concepts learned…
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Eliciting Students’ Initial Ideas About the Sun–Earth System
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Methods and Strategies: Formative Assessment Practices to Support Students who Struggle in Science
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue highlights how formative assessment activities support instructional shifts, of three Indiana Science Initiative (ISI)…
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At the authors' public liberal arts institution, biology masters students are required to enroll in BIOL 5050: Teaching Techniques. Course topics include designing effective lectures, assessment, classroom management,…
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The Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is an organization that serves nine school districts west of Rochester, New York. One of the many programs provided by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is a regional summer school program that allows…
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The Diagnostic Learning Log (Angelo and Cross 1993) is a focused journal entry where students indicate what they have learned from a particular unit, pose those questions, indicate aspects of classroom practice they…
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Engage. Elaborate. Evaluate! Virtual Environment-Based Assessments of Science Content and Practices
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Create an immersive virtual environment to engage students in problem solving.
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The authors developed a protocol for observing laboratory learning environments. It directs observer attention to forms of student engagement and discourse. By categorizing the predominant forms of engagement and…
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