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Using Formative and Alternative Assessments to Support Instruction and Measure Student Learning
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Britton, Tricia – Science Scope, 2011
Using formative assessment involves gathering data from students on their progress and comprehension so that instruction can be adjusted to meet their learning needs (Popham 2001; Greenstein 2010). This article describes how the author uses homework, "three quick questions," trivia questions, pretests, and practice tests to formatively…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Objective Tests, Student Evaluation
Connected Classroom Technology Facilitates Multiple Components of Formative Assessment Practice
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Shirley, Melissa L.; Irving, Karen E. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
Formative assessment has been demonstrated to result in increased student achievement across a variety of educational contexts. When using formative assessment strategies, teachers engage students in instructional tasks that allow the teacher to uncover levels of student understanding so that the teacher may change instruction accordingly. Tools…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Formative Assessment Probes: How Far Did It Go?
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Keeley, Page – Science and Children, 2011
Assessment serves many purposes in the elementary classroom. Formative assessment, often called assessment for learning, is characterized by its primary purpose--promoting learning. It takes place both formally and informally, is embedded in various stages of an instructional cycle, informs the teacher about appropriate next steps for instruction,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Formative Evaluation, Physical Sciences, Science Course Improvement Projects
Using a Conceptual Change Text as a Tool to Teach the Nature of Science in an Explicit Reflective Approach
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Cepni, Salih; Cil, Emine – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The aim of this study is to develop conceptual change texts in the teaching of aspects of the nature of science and to introduce the development of texts. The socio-cultural and the subjective aspects were taken into consideration in the conceptual change texts, which are presented in the study. The conceptual change texts were prepared to be used…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Grade 7, Misconceptions, Pilot Projects
Instructional Design Issues in a Distributed Collaborative Engineering Design (CED) Instructional Environment
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Koszalka, Tiffany A.; Wu, Yiyan – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2010
Changes in engineering practices have spawned changes in engineering education and prompted the use of distributed learning environments. A distributed collaborative engineering design (CED) course was designed to engage engineering students in learning about and solving engineering design problems. The CED incorporated an advanced interactive…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Instructional Design, Design, Science Course Improvement Projects
Making Formative Assessment Discernable to Pre-Service Teachers of Science
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Buck, Gayle A.; Trauth-Nare, Amy; Kaftan, Juliann – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
The purpose of this pragmatic action research study was to explore our re-conceptualization efforts in preparing pre-service teachers to guide the inquiry process with formative assessment and subsequently use the understandings to improve our teacher preparation program. The process was guided by two questions: to what extent did course…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Action Research