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Assessment Linked To Science Learning Goals: Probing Student Thinking Through Assessment
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The focus of this chapter is on how to design science assessment items that are linked to the content standards in Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards. This chapter describes (1…
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Assessing Science Literacy Using Extended Constructed-Response Items
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The authors’ goal in this chapter is to provide teachers with information that will make them better formative and summative assessors; better judges of the quality of state, national, and international assessments that…
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Aligning Classroom-Based Assessment With High-Stakes Tests
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In this chapter, the authors will focus on the types of assessments found on high-stakes tests that can and should be used in middle-grades science classrooms. The authors provide a model for analyzing the kinds of…
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This chapter summarizes some of the findings and recommendations of the National Research Committee (NRC) on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement and is based on the committee’s final, book-length Report—Systems for…
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From Reading To Science: Assessment That Supports And Describes Student Achievement
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This chapter is based on a presentation made to the National Science Teachers Association’s conference on assessment, “Science Assessment: Research and Practical Approaches for Grades 3-12 Teachers and School District…
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What Research Says About Science Assessment With English Language Learners
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This chapter addresses what research says about science assessment with English Language Learners (ELL) students. Specifically, the authors draw from our ongoing research and development efforts to promote science and…
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This chapter describes how elementary science staff in the Seattle Public Schools extended the district’s infrastructure and support system to help teachers prepare their students for the state assessment tests (…
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Linking Assessment To Student Achievement In A Professional Development Model
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This chapter reviews assessment as a key component in a professional development model implemented in a National Science Foundation–funded program entitled Toledo Area Partnership in Education: Support Teachers as…
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Using Assessment Design As A Model Of Professional Development
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In this chapter, the authors describe a professional development model in which teachers collaborated with science content experts, assessment experts, and researchers to create a series of formative assessments to…
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On the Role and Impact of Formative Assessment on Science Inquiry Teaching and Learning
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In this chapter, the authors begin by describing what they mean by formative assessment and outline the potential and challenges of trying to implement and study this promising technique for scientific inquiry teaching…
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Using Formative Assessment And Feedback To Improve Science Teacher Practice
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The authors in this chapter advocate use of the Reformed Teacher Observation Protocol (RTOP). This tool was originally developed for research on secondary physics teacher’s classroom practices, by science teachers for…
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Using Data To Move Schools From Resignation To Results: The Power Of Collaborative Inquiry
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In this chapter, the author studies the impact of school communities’ analysis of multiple sources of student assessment data on their instructional decisions and organizational responses. The author poses simple…
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From Practice to Research and Back: Perspectives and Tools in Assessing for Learning
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In this chapter, the authors draw on research and teacher practice to share the story of their own professional inquiry that led them to an exciting marginal space between the worlds of classroom teachers and education…
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Documenting Early Science Learning
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Young children are fascinated by the natural world. They think about how things work, what is alive, and why some things change their shape and form. Science explorations such as planting, animal studies, and cooking…
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Using Science Notebooks as an Informal Assessment Tool
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Science notebooks have been promoted as a means to enhance students’ scientific and literacy skills and as formative assessment tools for teachers. The author hopes this chapter will help you find ways to make science…
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