Designing Everyday Assessment In The Science Classroom

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Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807746332
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom written by and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how middle school science teachers, in collaboration with a team of researchers, tried to improve their everyday assessment practices to enhance student learning. It discusses the challenges they faced, the differences among the teachers, and the personal nature of deep educational change. A product of CAPITAL (Classroom Assessment Project to Improve Teaching and Learning), a research effort supported by the National Science Foundation, this book: Uses classroom stories to show how teachers can use a variety of formative assessment techniques to answer questions they have about their teaching.; Provides real-life examples of teachers grappling with new practices at a personal level, in their own settings and in light of their own values and beliefs; Offers suggestions for designing professional development efforts that recognize the significant variation among teachers in how they go about changing their assessment practices ; Outlines principles and practices that must accompany change in the classroom if it is to be more than superficial.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030906998X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-08-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Science Education Standards address not only what students should learn about science but also how their learning should be assessed. How do we know what they know? This accompanying volume to the Standards focuses on a key kind of assessment: the evaluation that occurs regularly in the classroom, by the teacher and his or her students as interacting participants. As students conduct experiments, for example, the teacher circulates around the room and asks individuals about their findings, using the feedback to adjust lessons plans and take other actions to boost learning. Focusing on the teacher as the primary player in assessment, the book offers assessment guidelines and explores how they can be adapted to the individual classroom. It features examples, definitions, illustrative vignettes, and practical suggestions to help teachers obtain the greatest benefit from this daily evaluation and tailoring process. The volume discusses how classroom assessment differs from conventional testing and grading-and how it fits into the larger, comprehensive assessment system.

Author : Kevin Crowley
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135662223
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing for Science written by Kevin Crowley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vol is crafted around the design cycle as it relates to research on everyday, classrm, & professnl science. Individual chs & bk as a whole will appeal to educators, cognitive scientsts, & those who study the process of scientific thinking in practic

Author : Kathryn DiRanna
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1412954622
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessment-Centered Teaching written by Kathryn DiRanna and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains forms referenced throughout the book.

Author : Diana Laurillard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136448209
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching as a Design Science written by Diana Laurillard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the twenty-first century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design professionals – architects, engineers, programmers – teachers have to work out creative and evidence-based ways of improving what they do. Yet teaching is not treated as a design profession. Every day, teachers design and test new ways of teaching, using learning technology to help their students. Sadly, their discoveries often remain local. By representing and communicating their best ideas as structured pedagogical patterns, teachers could develop this vital professional knowledge collectively. Teacher professional development has not embedded in the teacher’s everyday role the idea that they could discover something worth communicating to other teachers, or build on each others’ ideas. Could the culture change? From this unique perspective on the nature of teaching, Diana Laurillard argues that a twenty-first century education system needs teachers who work collaboratively to design effective and innovative teaching.

Author : Heidi Andrade
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113528394X
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Formative Assessment written by Heidi Andrade and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Formative Assessment comprehensively profiles this burgeoning field of study. Written by leading international scholars and practitioners, each chapter discusses key issues in formative assessment policy and practice.

Author : National Science Teachers Association
Publisher : NSTA Press
ISBN 13 : 0873552172
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom written by National Science Teachers Association and published by NSTA Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a ready-to-use survival guide for middle school Earth science teachers, this title is an invaluable resource that provides an entire year's worth of inquiry-based and discovery-oriented Earth science lessons, including 33 investigations or labs and 17 detailed projects. This unique collection of astronomy, geology, meteorology, and physical oceanography lessons promotes deeper understanding of science concepts through a hands-on approach that identifies and dispels student misconceptions and expands student understanding and knowledge. In addition, this field-tested and standards-based volume is ideal for university-level methodology courses in science education.

Author : Jack Hassard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135889996
Total Pages : 771 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Teaching Science written by Jack Hassard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science teaching through their interactions with peers, mentors, and instructors, and through hands-on, minds-on activities designed to foster a collaborative, thoughtful learning environment. This second edition retains key features such as inquiry-based activities and case studies throughout, while simultaneously adding new material on the impact of standardized testing on inquiry-based science, and explicit links to science teaching standards. Also included are expanded resources like a comprehensive website, a streamlined format and updated content, making the experiential tools in the book even more useful for both pre- and in-service science teachers. Special Features: Each chapter is organized into two sections: one that focuses on content and theme; and one that contains a variety of strategies for extending chapter concepts outside the classroom Case studies open each chapter to highlight real-world scenarios and to connect theory to teaching practice Contains 33 Inquiry Activities that provide opportunities to explore the dimensions of science teaching and increase professional expertise Problems and Extensions, On the Web Resources and Readings guide students to further critical investigation of important concepts and topics. An extensive companion website includes even more student and instructor resources, such as interviews with practicing science teachers, articles from the literature, chapter PowerPoint slides, syllabus helpers, additional case studies, activities, and more. Visit http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415965286 to access this additional material.

Author : Erin Furtak
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317204964
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supporting Teachers' Formative Assessment Practice with Learning Progressions written by Erin Furtak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the results of a four-year, National Science Foundation-funded project that engaged nine high school biology teachers at three public high schools in long-term, on-site professional development program centered on a learning progression. It explores the influence of teacher participation in this professional development experience on their learning about student thinking, formative assessment task design, classroom practices, and student learning. Taking an in-depth look at the multiple sources of data gathered as part of the study, this volume reflects on the emergence of professional communities focused on formative assessment design and enactments and associations between teacher participation in learning progression-centered professional development and student learning.

Author : Anne Tweed
Publisher : NSTA Press
ISBN 13 : 193613795X
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Effective Science Instruction written by Anne Tweed and published by NSTA Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: