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Educators need a way to better assess science curriculum, teaching,
and student learning to help our students become leaders, not just
followers, in their technological future. Sandra Enger and Robert
Yager, two experts in the field, provide the way. Comprehensive yet
accessible, this book is packed full of methods for assessing the
National Science Education Standards adopted by the National
Research Counciluthe basis for most state and local standards.
Alternative assessments, rubrics, grade level exemplars, and ideas
for teachers to evaluate and improve their own curriculum and
instruction make this practical hands-on guide a must. This book
addresses critical issues of assessment including:Criteria to
measure student progress in the six domains of science: concepts,
processes, applications, attitude, the nature of science, and
creativity Assessing student learning Evaluating teaching practice
Designing rubrics and scoring guidesThis second edition of
Assessing Student Understanding in Science: A Standards-Based Ku12
Handbook has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on
using notebooks in the science classroom, as well as extensive
coverage of the use of formative assessment during science
instruction.
Designed to encourage and facilitate students' critical thinking
skills, curiosity, and understanding of different science careers,
this work presents a wide range of engaging real-life stories from
successful and dedicated science professionals from diverse
scientific disciplines. Providing a comprehensive overview of
science careers and highlighting the skills needed for success, the
author has designed this guide specifically to prepare high school,
undergraduate and graduate students for the multiple roles they
will encounter as science professionals upon graduation. Offering a
thoughtful fusion of experiences, wisdom, commentaries, and
practical advice for students as they consider a career in the
sciences, this resource details specific strategies and crucial
information that are most appropriate for a successful science
career.
If you want to make the most of your precious professional
development budget-and who doesn't?-look for inspiration in this
updated edition from the Exemplary Science series. This essay
collection is designed to spark new ideas while encouraging
high-quality learning opportunities for teachers at all grade
levels. The book features: An overview of current research on
quality professional development and how it aligns with the
National Science Education Standards. Fourteen professional
development programs that provide real-life models of how to train
current or future teachers to carry out the constructivist,
inquiry-based approach recommended by the Standards. End-of-chapter
questions help you relate the material to your own situation. A
reader's guide that includes suggestions for using the book in
professional learning communities and other collaborative settings.
Some of the collection's authors contributed to the first edition
and have updated their chapters to share additional data and
communicate what they've learned that might support your work.
Additional chapters describe programs and approaches new to this
edition. Whether you're a teacher, staff development provider,
administrator, or preservice science methods instructor, you'll
find this collection to be a fresh and highly useful professional
learning tool.
If you're looking for inspiration to alter your teaching methods to
match new standards and new times, this book is for you. As the
first in the Exemplary Science series to focus exclusively on
college science teaching, this book offers 16 examples of college
teaching that builds on what students learned in high school.
Understanding that college does not exist in a vacuum, the chapter
authors demonstrate how to adapt the methods and frameworks under
which secondary students have been working and make them their own
for the college classroom, adding new technologies when appropriate
and letting the students take an active role in their learning.
Among the innovative topics and techniques the essays in this book
explore are lecture-free college science teaching; peer-led study
groups as learning communities; jigsaw techniques that enhance
learning; inquiry incorporated into large-group settings; and
interactive video conferences for assessing student attitudes and
behaviours. The cliched image of the professor droning on before a
packed lecture hall is a thing of the past. The essays in this book
explain why-and offer the promise of a better future.
National standards encourage science teachers to help "increase
student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge,
understandings, and skills of the scientifically literate person in
their careers." Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM
Careers provides the examples and inspiration to accelerate the
trend toward steering students to the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and math. This book explores 16 examples
of ideas and experiences representing a large number of career
areas; they include scientists, engineers, inventors, and education
reformers. Many of the authors have enlisted the help of community
members and business and industry representatives, emphasising the
more current view of what science is and the importance of
collaborative learning. Science is the act of humans trying to make
sense of objects and events found in the natural world. It is
exciting to engage students in resolving problems and issues using
their own ideas. If science is personally experienced, it will
attract many more to STEM careers! When teachers change their
teaching, student interest increases-and more students aspire to
science-related careers as well. Changes in teaching must occur and
typical courses must change to focus more on student efforts with
projects, activities, and problem-solving. This is the best plan
for getting more students interested in pursuing STEM careers after
high school.
Educators need a way to better assess science curriculum, teaching,
and student learning to help our students become leaders, not just
followers, in their technological future. Sandra Enger and Robert
Yager, two experts in the field, provide the way. Comprehensive yet
accessible, this book is packed full of methods for assessing the
National Science Education Standards adopted by the National
Research Counciluthe basis for most state and local standards.
Alternative assessments, rubrics, grade level exemplars, and ideas
for teachers to evaluate and improve their own curriculum and
instruction make this practical hands-on guide a must. This book
addresses critical issues of assessment including:Criteria to
measure student progress in the six domains of science: concepts,
processes, applications, attitude, the nature of science, and
creativity Assessing student learning Evaluating teaching practice
Designing rubrics and scoring guidesThis second edition of
Assessing Student Understanding in Science: A Standards-Based Ku12
Handbook has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on
using notebooks in the science classroom, as well as extensive
coverage of the use of formative assessment during science
instruction.
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