Science Educator's Guide to Laboratory Assessment (#PB 145X2)

✍ Scribed by Fred Chan, Pinchas Tamir, Carol Lenhardt

• Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 287
• Edition: Revised
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

By Rodney Doran, Fred Chan, Pinchas Tamir, and Carol Lenhardt. Here is an indispensable guide that will help you accurately assess students' progress in science. Keyed to the NSE Standards, this resource provides over 40 sample assessment activities with reproducible task sheets. 264 pages. Grades 5 and up.

✦ Table of Contents

0873552105......Page 1
About the Authors......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Background: The Importance of Assessment......Page 9
The Meaning of Inquiry......Page 10
Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative Assessment......Page 11
Professional Development......Page 12
Organization and Use of This Book......Page 13
Works Cited......Page 14
Suggested Readings......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 16
The Present State of Assessment......Page 19
The Constructivist Paradigm......Page 20
Assessment’s Changing Nature......Page 21
The Multifaceted Assessment System......Page 23
Using Assessment Results—The New Paradigm......Page 25
Suggested Readings......Page 27
An Assessment Development Model......Page 29
State the Purpose......Page 30
Select the Appropriate Task Format......Page 31
Write the Task......Page 32
Modify an Existing Task......Page 34
Use Clear Directions and Questions......Page 36
Clarify Administrative Procedures......Page 37
Develop the Scoring Rubric......Page 39
Analyze Results......Page 40
Structure......Page 41
Sequence......Page 42
Novelty......Page 43
Suggested Reading......Page 44
Skills Tasks......Page 45
Investigations......Page 48
Extended Investigations......Page 49
Concept Maps......Page 52
Venn Diagrams......Page 55
Vee Diagramming, or Vee Heuristic......Page 56
Vee Scoring Criteria......Page 58
What Does the Portfolio Contain Evidence About?......Page 59
Oral Presentations and Debate......Page 60
Interviews and Conferences......Page 63
Lab Skills Checklists......Page 64
Self, Pair, and Peer Evaluations......Page 66
Demonstrations......Page 70
Conclusion......Page 71
Works Cited......Page 72
Suggested Readings......Page 73
Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Evaluations......Page 75
Scoring Performance Assessment......Page 77
Developing a Scoring Team......Page 86
Scorer Agreement......Page 87
Reliability......Page 88
Aggregating Assessment Data and Assigning Grades......Page 89
Using Results of Performance Assessment......Page 91
Test Validity......Page 93
Interpreting and Describing Results......Page 94
Program Evaluation......Page 96
Annual Plan......Page 98
Works Cited......Page 100
Biology Skills Tasks......Page 101
Chromatography......Page 102
Cell Size......Page 104
Sugar or Starch?......Page 109
Pulse......Page 112
Natural Selection......Page 116
Using a Dichotomous Key......Page 119
Kernels of Corn......Page 122
Biology Investigation Tasks......Page 124
Sowbug Habitats......Page 125
Perspiration and Cooling......Page 131
Respiration......Page 133
Using Indicators......Page 137
Diffusion/Osmosis......Page 142
Biology Extended Investigation Tasks......Page 146
Vitamin C Testing......Page 147
DNA Extraction......Page 154
Suggested Readings......Page 159
CHAPTER 6. Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Chemistry
......Page 161
Chemistry Skills Tasks......Page 162
Acid-Base Testing......Page 163
Missing Labels......Page 166
Measuring......Page 168
Observing Reactions......Page 171
Rate of Solution......Page 175
Drop Size......Page 177
Unknown Powders......Page 179
Chemistry Investigation Tasks......Page 181
Unknown Solutions......Page 182
Reaction Rates......Page 184
Solubility......Page 186
Chemistry Extended Investigation Task......Page 189
Antacids......Page 190
Works Cited......Page 192
Earth Science Skills Tasks......Page 193
What’s the Angle?......Page 194
How Much Time?......Page 195
Density of Minerals......Page 196
Crustal Sinking......Page 199
Probing under the Surface......Page 202
Earthquake Epicenter......Page 206
Earth Science Investigation Tasks......Page 208
Water Holding Capacity......Page 209
Angle of Insolation......Page 211
Weathering......Page 213
Earth Science Extended Investigation Task......Page 216
Individual Written Assignment......Page 217
Works Cited......Page 219
CHAPTER 8. Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Physics
......Page 221
Physics Skills Tasks......Page 222
Fill in the Box......Page 223
Height of Bounce......Page 225
Experimenting with a Ball and Ramp......Page 228
What’s in the Box?......Page 233
Objects and Images......Page 235
Density of a Sinker......Page 238
Soaps and Water......Page 240
Mystery Card......Page 244
Unknown Liquids......Page 250
Physics Investigation Tasks......Page 253
Stretching Springs......Page 254
Acceleration......Page 257
Bending Light......Page 259
Physics Extended Investigation Task......Page 264
Keep It Hot......Page 265
Works Cited......Page 269
APPENDIX 1. Glossary of Assessment Terminology
......Page 271
Assessment Standard E......Page 274
APPENDIX 3. Complete Bibliography
......Page 275
C......Page 282
H......Page 283
N......Page 284
S......Page 285
U......Page 286
Y......Page 287