Assessing hands-on science : a teacher's guide to performance assessment / Janet Harley Brown and Richard J. Shavelson

By: Brown, Janet Harley [author]Contributor(s): Shavelson, Richard J [co-author]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, c1996Description: xiii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 0803964439Subject(s): EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT | SCIENCE ABILITY TESTINGLOC classification: LB 1585 .B7 1996
Contents:
1. Why use performance assessment? -- 2. What do performance assessments measure? -- 3. Defining performance assessment -- 4. How do you score student performance? -- 5. How to use performance assessments in the classroom? -- 6. What is a holistic scoring system? -- 7. Choosing an assessment you can trust -- 8. Which performance assessment is best for your purpose?
Summary: This book is intended for teachers who currently use (or are planning to use) a hands-on science curriculum. In addition, it would be useful to pre-service teachers, graduate students in education, and other educators interested in alternative forms of assessment. It offers teachers and other educators an opportunity to learn about performance assessment by actual hands-on experience with a variety of science performance assessments.
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Gen. Ed - CEAS General Circulation GC LB 1585 .B7 1996 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000011845

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Why use performance assessment? -- 2. What do performance assessments measure? -- 3. Defining performance assessment -- 4. How do you score student performance? -- 5. How to use performance assessments in the classroom? -- 6. What is a holistic scoring system? -- 7. Choosing an assessment you can trust -- 8. Which performance assessment is best for your purpose?

This book is intended for teachers who currently use (or are planning to use) a hands-on science curriculum. In addition, it would be useful to pre-service teachers, graduate students in education, and other educators interested in alternative forms of assessment. It offers teachers and other educators an opportunity to learn about performance assessment by actual hands-on experience with a variety of science performance assessments.

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