Assessment in Science A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice

Assessment in Science A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice / edited by D.P. Shepardson.

Assessment in Science combines professional development and classroom practice in a single volume. The pragmatic nature of the book makes it a valuable resource for administrators and staff developers interested in designing professional development programs, and for science teachers looking for tec...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shepardson, D.P (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Science education.
Teaching.
Assessment.
Learning.
Instruction.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Assessment in Science: A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice
  • Section I
  • 2. A Professional Development Framework for Collaborating with Teachers to Change Classroom Assessment Practice
  • 3. The NRC Standards as a Tool in the Professional Development of Science Teachers Assessment Knowledge and Practice
  • 4. Facilitating Change in Classroom Assessment Practice: Issues for Professional Development
  • 5. Thinking about Assessment: An Example from an Elementary Classroom
  • 6. A Framework for Thinking about and Planning Classroom Assessments in Science
  • Section II
  • 7. Assessment for Emergent Science Literacy in Classrooms for Young Children
  • 8. Tools for Assessing and Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School
  • 9. Assessing Children’s Science Learning and Process Skills in the Elementary Classroom
  • 10. Pedagogical-Assessment Activities in a Middle School Life Science Classroom
  • 11. The Multidimensional Assessment of Student Performance in Middle School Science
  • 12. Developing and Using Diagnostic and Summative Assessments to Determine Students’ Conceptual Understanding in a Junior High School Earth Science Classroom
  • 13. Alternatives to Teaching and Assessing in A High School Chemistry Classroom: Computer Animations and Other Forms of Visualization
  • 14. Authentic Assessment in High School Science: A Classroom Perspective
  • Section III
  • 15. What We Have Learned: A Summary of Chapter Themes
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Author Index.

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