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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451727303321

Autore

Keeley Page

Titolo

25 more formative assessment probes [[electronic resource] /] / by Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, and Joyce Tugel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, 2007

ISBN

1-933531-73-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Uncovering student ideas in science ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

EberleFrancis

TugelJoyce

Disciplina

507/.1

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching

Educational evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Overview; Next Steps; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Probes as Assessment for Learning; Linking Probes, Teaching, and Learning; Research Supporting the Use of Probes; Taking Into Account Students' Ideas; Suggestions for Embedding Probes in Instruction; Using Teacher Notes That Accompany the Probes; Vignette on Teaching Density; Concept Matrices and Probe Set; References; Physical Science Assessment Probes; Concept Matrix; 1 Comparing Cubes; 2 Floating Logs; 3 Floating High and Low; 4 Solids and Holes; 5 Turning the Dial

6 Boiling Time and Temperature 7 Freezing Ice; 8 What's in the Bubbles?; 9 Chemical Bonds; 10 Ice-Cold Lemonade; 11 Mixing Water; Life Science Assessment Probes; Concept Matrix; 12 Is It a Plant?; 13 Needs of Seeds; 14 Plants in the Dark and Light; 15 Is It Food for Plants?; 16 Giant Sequoia Tree; 17 Baby Mice; 18 Whale and Shrew; 19 Habitat Change; Earth and Space Science Assessment Probes; Concept Matrix; 20 Is It a Rock? (Version 1); 21 Is It a Rock? (Version 2); 22 Mountaintop Fossil; 23 Darkness at Night; 24 Emmy's Moon and Stars; 25 Objects in the Sky; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The popular features from Volume 1 are all here. The field-tested probes are short, easy to administer, and ready to reproduce. Teacher



materials explain science content and suggest grade-appropriate ways to present information. But Volume 2 covers more life science and Earth and space science probes. Volume 2 also suggests ways to embed the probes throughout your instruction, not just when starting a unit or topic.