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Title Assessment in science : practical experiences and education research / edited by Maureen McMahon ... [et al.].

Imprint Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, c2006.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  507.1 As74 2006    ---  Available
Description xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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 ... [et al.] -- Using rubrics to foster meaningful learning / Marcelle A. Siegel ... [et al.] -- Professional development and teacher learning: using concept maps in inquiry classrooms / Beth Kubitskey ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- Moving beyond grades and scores: reconsidering assessment feedback / Caleb Cheung ... [et al.] -- Mind mapping as a flexible assessment tool / Karen Goodnough and Robin Long.
Subject Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Evaluation.
Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Evaluation.
Science -- Ability testing.
Added Author McMahon, Maureen.
ISBN 1933531002
9781933531007
Standard No. YDXCP 2402306
NZ1 10664579

 
    
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