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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McMahon, Maureen.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Evaluation.

Science.

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Evaluation.

Science--Ability testing.

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Physical Description:

xv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, [2006]

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

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

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1933531002

9781933531007

OCLC:

63245309