Assessment in Science

by Shepardson, Daniel P.

• ISBN13: 9780792370932
• ISBN10: 0792370937
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

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 techniques and examples of classroom-based assessments. Unique features of Assessment in Science include: 1) practical strategies and tools for implementing successful professional development programs in science assessment, 2) teacher stories and case studies about classroom-based assessment practice and how these teachers changed their assessment practice, 3) examples of classroom-based assessments and scoring guides, 4) samples of student work with teacher commentary, and 5) examples of how the national reform documents in science education served as tools in professional development programs and in designing classroom-based assessments. Assessment in Science expands the existing literature on science assessment by sharing a model for professional development, and examples of teacher-developed assessments with accompanying student work and teacher commentary. Chapters written by science teachers tell how they assess students and how they have changed their assessment practice, as well as how changing assessment practice has resulted in a change in their science instruction. Assessment in Science is targeted at practising professionals in science education: administrators, staff developers, science teachers, and university science educators. Assessment in Science has applicability to graduate-level courses in science education and in-service courses for science teachers. The teacher chapters are also appropriate for use in undergraduate science methods courses to illustrate classroom-based assessments.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Dedication	vii
Introduction to Assessment in Science: A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice	1	(6)
Daniel P. Shepardson
SECTION I	7	(92)
A Professional Development Framework for Collaborating with Teachers to Change Classroom Assessment Practice	9	(30)
Daniel P. Shepardson
The NRC Standards as a Tool in the Professional Development of Science Teachers Assessment Knowledge and Practice	39	(14)
Edith S. Gummer
Daniel P. Shepardson
Facilitating Change in Classroom Assessment Practice: Issues for Professional Development	53	(14)
Edith S. Gummer
Daniel P. Shepardson
Thinking about Assessment: An Example from an Elementary Classroom	67	(16)
Daniel P. Shepardson
A Framework for Thinking about and Planning Classroom Assessments in Science	83	(16)
Daniel P. Shepardson
Edith S. Gummer
SECTION II	99	(150)
Assessment for Emergent Science Literacy in Classrooms for Young Children	101	(18)
Susan J. Britsch
Tools for Assessing and Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School	119	(30)
Daniel P. Shepardson
Susan J. Britsch
Assessing Children's Science Learning and Process Skills in the Elementary Classroom	149	(14)
Brenda Main
Pedagogical-Assessment Activities in a Middle School Life Science Classroom	163	(18)
Marilynn Edwards
The Multidimensional Assessment of Student Performance in Middle School Science	181	(16)
Vicky Jackson
Developing and Using Diagnostic and Summative Assessments to Determine Students' Conceptual Understanding in a Junior High School Earth Science Classroom	197	(14)
Ted Leuenberger
Alternatives to Teaching and Assessing in A High School Chemistry Classroom: Computer Animations and Other Forms of Visualization	211	(16)
Vicky Flick
Authentic Assessment in High School Science: A Classroom Perspective	227	(22)
David E. Emery
SECTION III	249	(8)
What We Have Learned: A Summary of Chapter Themes	251	(6)
Daniel P. Shepardson
Notes on Contributors	257	(2)
Author Index	259	(2)
Subject Index	261