All Assessment resources

Journal Article

Formative Assessment of STEM Activities in Afterschool and Summer Programs

The positive impacts of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) afterschool and summer programs have been well documented and summarized in a number of review papers and books (e.g., Allen, Noam, and Little 2017; Krishnamurthi and Bevan 2...

By Cary Sneider and Sue Allen

Informal Education Assessment STEM

Journal Article

Practical Program Evaluation

I love data—especially when used to look at learning experiences and figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and what to do next. Not surprisingly, then, I’m quite excited about this issue of Connected Science Learning, which is all about Pr...

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Assessment Professional Learning old Research STEM

NSTA Press Book

A Head Start on Science, Second Edition: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder

Imagine what fun it could be for 3- to 7-year-olds to engage in a game of Prism Play or Magnetic Scavenger Hunt or Where Did the Shadows Go? Then imagine how convenient it would be for you if such activities came with the connections, standards, and ...

By William C. Ritz, William Straits

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Inclusion Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Rainwater Analysis, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater recycling systems to provide water for a fictional community garden? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Elementary Informal Education Middle School Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM Assessment Curriculum Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3: 32 New Matter and Energy Formative Assessment Probes

Have you been wanting to learn more about what your students know (or think they know) about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? Then this is the book you’ve been wa...

By Page Keeley, Susan Cooper

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Assessment Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation