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A Knowledge-Based Framework for the Classroom Assessment of Student Science Understanding
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Recent research in cognitive science linked with established principles of educational assessment provide a framework that science teachers and researchers can use to assess student understanding of science. Knowledge-…
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Evolving Ideas: Assessment in an Evolution Course
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As science instruction moves from lectures that emphasize lists of facts to more student-centered approaches that emphasize knowledge generation and justification, it is clear that assessments must also change. The…
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Integrating an Assessment Plan Into A K—12/ University Engineering Partnership
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A comprehensive assessment plan is a valuable component of a university’s K—12 outreach effort. The K—12 Engineering Outreach Initiative has integrated an assessment plan into each stage of its outreach—development,…
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Varying Instructional Methods and Assessment of Students in High School Chemistry
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New content standards call for the implementation of new and varied pedagogical interventions and instructional techniques. An experimental project in which chemistry was taught using new pedagogical and assessment…
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Performance Assessment Tasks as a Stimulus for Collaboration Among Preservice and Inservice Teachers
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The Performance Assessment project was a collaboration initiated by a university team of instructors and a local school district in which inservice and preservice teachers developed and implemented science performance…
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Assessment in Support of Contextually Authentic Inquiry
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If research into the assessment of science learning is going to make a difference for teachers, it must be applicable to the realities of K—12 classrooms. This research study conducted in urban elementary schools…
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Helping Students Understand the Minds-On Side of Learning Science
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This collaboration between a fourth-grade teacher and university researcher resulted in the development of the Cognitive Strategies Inventory, an assessment instrument targeting writing, discussing, computing, reading,…
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Revised Views of Classroom Assessment
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The Classroom Assessment Project to Improve Teaching and Learning (CAPITAL), a collaborative research initiative between Stanford University and middle school science teachers in nearby school districts, examined…
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Moving Beyond Grades and Scores: Reconsidering Assessment Feedback
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Many teachers are concerned about providing feedback to students in ways that support student learning. Five middle school teachers, part of the Classroom Assessment Project to Improve Teaching and Learning (CAPITAL),…
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Mind Mapping as a Flexible Assessment Tool
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Mind mapping, a visual tool to improve note taking, foster creativity, organize thinking, and develop ideas and concepts, was the focus of this research project with middle school students. The efficacy of mind mapping…
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Developing Assessment Items: A How-to Guide
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Many current high-stakes accountability measures take the form of traditional test items. While traditional forms of assessment may not be the best method to assess all important skills and knowledge, teachers should…
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Assessment in Support of Conceptual Understanding and Student Motivation to Learn Science
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Classroom-based assessment strategies may influence the development of conceptual understanding and motivational beliefs among elementary learners in science. A contextual analysis of how young children (65 second…
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“Adaptive inquiry” is the product of the synergistic relationship between what a student brings to the classroom, the teacher’s ability to shape a lesson in response to the needs of the student, and the method of final…
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Science Standards Influence Classroom Assessment Practices
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School districts and individual schools must place a premium on linking classroom instruction, science content standards, and classroom assessment. In this study, the authors examined the influence of national science…
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Usable Assessments for Teaching Science Content and Inquiry Standards
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This chapter reports on an approach to developing middle school science assessments using a learning-goals-driven design model. The design process for creating usable assessments that are aligned with curriculum and…
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