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Assessing Student Understanding in Science: A Standards-Based K-12 Handbook
"In this second edition, Enger and Yager expand their previous work by suggesting new assessments and more clearly connecting their assessments with the National Science Education Standards. For classroom teachers, this book offers a range of suggestions that can enhance instruction. For science teacher educators, this book is an invaluable and handy resource in working with beginning, new, or experienced science teachers."—Julie A. Luft, Professor of Science EducationArizona State University
Create and customize assessments to determine student understanding in six domains of science!
Carefully designed assessments can give teachers the information they need to improve instruction and help students meet educational goals and objectives. This updated resource offers a multifaceted approach to measure what students know and can do as a result of their learning experiences.
Assessing Student Understanding in Science provides educators with essential methods to best assess student proficiency and performance in science. The authors provide an extensive collection of strategies and examples for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Aligned with national science standards, the book
Criteria to measure student progress in six critical domains of science—concepts, processes, applications, attitude, creativity, and the nature of scienceStrategies to evaluate your teaching practice, such as action research, video recordings, and journalingInformation about using formative assessments to inform teaching Methods for assessing student work using portfolios, self-evaluations, and rubricsAn introduction to using science notebooks as assessment toolsWith the proven frameworks in this book, teachers can build customized assessments to meet instructional needs and prepare students to succeed in science.
Create and customize assessments to determine student understanding in six domains of science!
Carefully designed assessments can give teachers the information they need to improve instruction and help students meet educational goals and objectives. This updated resource offers a multifaceted approach to measure what students know and can do as a result of their learning experiences.
Assessing Student Understanding in Science provides educators with essential methods to best assess student proficiency and performance in science. The authors provide an extensive collection of strategies and examples for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Aligned with national science standards, the book
Criteria to measure student progress in six critical domains of science—concepts, processes, applications, attitude, creativity, and the nature of scienceStrategies to evaluate your teaching practice, such as action research, video recordings, and journalingInformation about using formative assessments to inform teaching Methods for assessing student work using portfolios, self-evaluations, and rubricsAn introduction to using science notebooks as assessment toolsWith the proven frameworks in this book, teachers can build customized assessments to meet instructional needs and prepare students to succeed in science.
287 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2000
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