Formative Assessment Strategies for Enhanced Learning in Science, K-8

by Elizabeth Hammerman

• ISBN13: 9781412962971
• ISBN10: 1412962978
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-18
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This user-friendly resource defines formative assessment and provides strategies for embedding formative assessment into the K-8 science curriculum. Based on the IDEA approach: Introduce, Discuss, Elaborate, and Apply this research-based book guides readers through discussions, 'thought and reflection' activities, analyses of assessment techniques, and applications to classroom practice. Formative Assessment Strategies for Enhanced Learning in Science, K-8 demonstrates how teachers can use various models of formative assessments to instruct, monitor student progress, and evaluate learning, helping to broaden teachers' understanding of assessment and how assessment tools can be used to guide successful standards-based teaching and learning in science. To support teachers' application of formative assessments in the classroom, the author covers:"a framework for planning and implementing high quality instruction and formative assessments"planning guides with examples and suggestions for differentiating instruction"rubrics as a means of discovering student strengths and weaknesses"additional specific tools for collecting student data to inform instructional decisions

Table of Contents

Preface

Uses for Formative Assessment Strategies to Enhance

Learning in Science Introduction Student-Centered Instruction and Assessment Changing Practice to Improve Learning

An Overview of Chapters

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Formative Assessment and Science

New Ways of Thinking About Assessment Goal-Centered Assessment Research Support for Formative Assessment

Creating a Vision for Formative Assessment Examining Beliefs and Practices Traditional vs. Student-Centered Views of Assessment

Formative Assessment as "Authentic"

Assessment Clear Targets for Instruction and Assessment Goals for School Science Scientific Literacy Science Content Categories Scientific Habits of Mind

Using Rubrics to Guide Learning

The What and Why of Rubrics Holistic Rubrics Holistic Rubric for a Science Report Limitations to Holistic Scoring Designing Holistic

Rubrics Generalized Rubrics Examples of Generalized Rubrics Analytic Rubrics Assessment

Tasks With Analytic Rubrics Assessment Tasks for a Unit on Climate Designing Analytic

Rubrics Rubrics for Fun

The Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie Rubrics for Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment Design a Rubric

Observation Checklists and Effective Questioning Observation Checklists Sample

Observation Checklists Effective Questioning Questions for Thinking and Problem Solving Questions for Instruction and Assessment

Questions Throughout Instruction Informal Questioning Questions to Create Meaning Questions Aligned With Inquiries

Notebooks, Reports, Graphic Organizers Notebooks Notebooks as Assessment

Tools Rubric for a Science Notebook Lab Reports Lab Reports for Learning and Assessment

Rubric for a Lab Report Graphic Organizers Descriptive Organizers Sequential Organizers Process-Casual Organizers Categorical Organizers Comparison-Related

Organizers Problem-Solution Organizers

Projects and Presentations Learning Through Projects Assessing Projects Rubric for a Project Learning Through Presentations Assessing Presentations

Performance Tasks and Embedded Assessments Performance Assessment Performance Assessment and Instruction Performance Tasks Performance

Task K-4: Changes in Earth and Sky Performance

Task 5-8: Transfer of Energy in a Food Chain

A Generalized Rubric for a Performance Task Embedded Assessments

A Model for Embedded Assessments

Sample Embedded Performance Task Designing Embedded Performance Assessments

Performance Assessments

Following Instruction Sample Performance Assessments

Performance Assessment as Benchmark Assessment

Characteristics of Benchmark Assessments

Sample Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessment: I Can Make a Difference

Planning and Implementing Formative Assessment

Characteristics of High-Quality Instruction and Assessment Planning Formative

Assessment A Planning Guide for Formative Assessment

Planning Guide for a Unit on Cells Using Assessment

Data to Modify Instruction Project Choices Adjusting

Assignments Stations Centers Contracts Formative Assessment and Accountability

References

Index

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