Assessment in science : practical experiences and education research /

Other Authors: McMahon, Maureen.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=157255
Table of Contents:
  • A knowledge-based framework for the classroom assessment of student science understanding / Michael R. Vitale, Nancy R. Romance, and Megan F. Dolan
  • Developing assessment items: a how-to guide / Laura Henriques, Alan Colburn, and William C. Ritz
  • Assessment in support of conceptual understanding and student motivation to learn science / Melissa DiGennaro King
  • Adaptive inquiry as the silver bullet: reconciling local curriculum, instruction, and assessment procedures with state-mandated testing in science / Stephen J. Farenga, Beverly A. Joyce, and Daniel Ness
  • Science standards influence classroom assessment practices / Kathy J. McWaters and Ronald G. Good
  • Usable assessments for teaching science content and inquiry standards / Christopher J. Harris [and others]
  • Using rubrics to foster meaningful learning / Marcelle A. Siegel [and others]
  • Professional development and teacher learning: using concept maps in inquiry classrooms / Beth Kubitskey [and others]
  • Coming to see the invisible: assessing understanding in an inquiry-focused science classroom / Andrea M. Barton, Jennifer L. Cartier, and Angelo Collins
  • Evolving ideas: assessment in an evolution course / Cynthia Passmore and Jim Stewart
  • Varying instructional methods and assessment of students in high-school chemistry / Avi Hofstein, Rachel Mamlok, and Otilia Rosenberg
  • Integrating an assessment plan into a K-12/university engineering partnership / Daniel W. Knight and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan
  • Performance assessment tasks as a stimulus for collaboration among preservice and inservice teachers / Valarie L. Akerson, Amy Roth McDuffie, and Judith A. Morrison
  • Assessment in support of contextually authentic inquiry / Cory A. Buxton
  • Helping students understand the minds-on side of learning science / Lawrence B. Flick and Michael Tomlinson
  • Revised views of classroom assessment / Mistilina Sato [and others]
  • Moving beyond grades and scores: reconsidering assessment feedback / Caleb Cheung [and others]
  • Mind mapping as a flexible assessment tool / Karen Goodnough and Robin Long.
  • A knowledge-based framework for the classroom assessment of student science understanding / Michael R. Vitale, Nancy R. Romance, and Megan F. Dolan
  • Developing assessment items: a how-to guide / Laura Henriques, Alan Colburn, and William C. Ritz
  • Assessment in support of conceptual understanding and student motivation to learn science / Melissa DiGennaro King
  • Adaptive inquiry as the silver bullet: reconciling local curriculum, instruction, and assessment procedures with state-mandated testing in science / Stephen J. Farenga, Beverly A. Joyce, and Daniel Ness
  • Science standards influence classroom assessment practices / Kathy J. McWaters and Ronald G. Good
  • Aligning standards-based assessment and curriculum materials for teaching inquiry science / Christopher J. Harris [and others]
  • Using rubrics to foster meaningful learning / Paul Hynds [and others]
  • Professional development and teacher learning: using concept maps in inquiry classrooms / Jon Margerum-Leys [and others].