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Weaving Science Inquiry and Continuous Assessment: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning de Maura O'Brien Carlson

Weaving Science Inquiry and Continuous Assessment: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning

Autor Maura O'Brien Carlson, Gregg E. Humphrey, Karen S. Reinhardt
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iun 2003
Weaving Science Inquiry & Continuous Assessment explores the nature of continuous assessment in the context of science inquiry, and contains specific tools and techniques, along with stories and strategies in teachers' own words. Chapters cover the following subjects that reflect the latest information and most current teaching environment: - the essence of continuous assessment
- the context for continuous assessment
- techniques and tools for facilitating inquiry and collecting student data
- analyzing and using continuous assessment data
- challenges, realities and advice
- continuous assessment and professional growth
By engaging in this process of inquiry and continuous assessment, both students and teachers will benefit from this fresh approach to learning, thinking, and assessment.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780761945901
ISBN-10: 0761945903
Pagini: 152
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

The authors provide a rationale and practical tools for weaving continuous assessment and instruction in science into the fabric of learning. Teachers who use the methods in the book will know what and how students are learning every day and gain insights into how to best facilitate learning in their classrooms.
Assessing what students know and are able to do is a major component of standards-based education and is one of the hottest topics on the educational scene. This book addresses assessment in a unique way and provides an excellent opportunity for readers to view and understand formative assessment as equal to summative assessment.
This wonderful 'how-to' book offers new approaches for assessing inquiry-based teaching and learning. This book is a must for the science educator’s library.

Cuprins

Foreword - Susan Mundry
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. The Essence of Continuous Assessment
2. The Context for Continuous Assessment: Student Inquiry
3. Techniques and Tools for Facilitating Inquiry and Collecting Student Data
4. Analyzing and Using Continuous Assessment Data
5. The Journey: Challenges, Realities, and Advice
6. Continuous Assessment and Professional Growth
Resource A: Techniques, Tools, and Uses of Continuous Assessment
Resource B: National Science Education Standards
Additional Reading
References
Index

Notă biografică

Maura O¿Brien Carlson works to empower teachers in their understanding and practice of inquiry-based teaching and learning, and formative assessment. "I have the greatest respect for teachers and their contributions to the lives of children," says Maura. "They are the professionals in their field. They know each of their students¿ strengths and weaknesses and use developmentally appropriate strategies to work with the age group they teach. What we can offer these teachers is an opportunity to expand their view of teaching, assessment, and learning to include inquiry and continuous assessment."

Maura is the Co-Director of the Center for Science Education and Professional Development, at Learning Innovations at WestEd. "In our professional development initiatives, we model good teaching and assessment practices for teachers and teacher educators", Maura explains. Recently, Maura, along with Karen Reinhardt, and Gregg Humphrey, has been working on an NSF funded project to develop materials for these teachers and professional developers that are user-friendly and portray what good science teaching, learning, and assessment look like. "Building expertise in your field means being deliberately reflective about your work with learners," Maura says. She believes that teachers are better prepared to catalyze and support their students¿ learning, when they are given opportunities to pursue their own inquiries in science and about science teaching and assessment. This along with having occasions to reflect on their own practice and share with their peers, teachers will be better able to catalyze and support their students¿ learning.

Prior to working on these projects Maura served as a research associate for the National Center for Improving Science Education and has co-authored two of the Center¿s major reports, and the book, "Elementary School Science for the `90s". She has co-directed three large NSF funded grants from l990 to present. Maura, along with other leaders in Vermont, has been instrumental in the development of a vision for systemic change in the State for science education. In this capacity she has served as one of the Co-Principal Investigators, and as a Professional Development Specialist for the Vermont Statewide Systemic Initiative. In her evaluation work, she has been a part of evaluation teams for three NSF funded initiatives. Her background includes teaching elementary science methods courses at the University of Vermont, and twelve years teaching science at the middle and secondary school levels. She holds a Bachelor¿s of Science degree in Biology from Trinity College, and a Masters in Education and Environmental Studies from the University of VT, both located in Burlington, VT.

Maura is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys hiking and cross country skiing. In the summer you can find her in her perennial garden.

Descriere

By combining science inquiry and continuous assessment, you will not only catalyze meaningful changes in your students' thinking and learning, but also reflect on and enhance your own approach to teaching.