Description |
xv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- About the editors -- 1. A knowledge-based framework for the classroom assessment of student science understanding / Michael R. Vitale, Nancy R. Romance, and Megan F. Dolan -- 2. Developing assessment items : a how-to guide / Laura Henriques, Alan Colburn, and William C. Ritz -- 3. Assessment in support of conceptual understanding and student motivation to learn science / Melissa DiGennaro King -- 4. 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 -- 5. Science standards influence classroom assessment practices / Kathy J. McWaters and Ronald G. Good -- 6. Usable assessments for teaching science content and inquiry standards / Christopher J. Harris, Katherine L. McNeill, David J. Lizotte, Ronald W. Marx, and Joseph Krajcik -- 7. Using rubrics to foster meaningful learning / Marcelle A. Siegel, Paul Hynds, Marc Siciliano, and Barbara Nagle -- 8. Professional development and teacher learning: using concept maps in inquiry classrooms / Beth Kubitskey, Barry J. Fishman, Jon Margerum-Leys, Jay Fogleman, Stein Brunvand, and Ronald W. Marx -- 9. Coming to see the invisible : assessing understanding in an inquiry-focused science classroom / Andrea M. Barton, Jennifer L. Cartier, and Angelo Collins -- |
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10. Evolving ideas : assessment in an evolution course / Cynthia Passmore and Jim Stewart -- 11. Varying instructional methods and assessment of students in high-school chemistry / Avi Hofstein, Rachel Mamlok, and Otilia Rosenberg -- 12. Integrating an assessment plan into a K-12/university engineering partnership / Daniel W. Knight and Jacquelyn F. Sullivan -- 13. Performance assessment tasks as a stimulus for collaboration amoung preservice and inservice teachers / Valarie L. Akerson, Amy Roth McDuffie, and Judith A. Morrison -- 14. Assessment in support of contextually authentic inquiry / Cory A. Buxton -- 15. Helping students understand the minds-on side of learning science / Lawrence B. Flick and Michael Tomlinson -- 16. Revised views of classroom assessment / Mistilina Sato, Vicki Baker, Elaine Fong, Joni Gilbertson, Tracey Liebig, and Neil Schwartzfarb -- |
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17. Moving beyond grades and scores: reconsidering assessment feedback / Caleb Cheung, Anthony Cody, Irene Hirota, Joe Rubin, and Jennifer Slavin with Janet Coffey and Savitha Moorthy -- 18. Mind mapping as a flexible assessment tool / Karen Goodnough and Robin Long -- Index. |
Subject |
Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Evaluation.
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Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Evaluation.
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Science -- Ability testing.
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Added Author |
McMahon, Maureen.
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ISBN |
1933531002 |
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9781933531007 |
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