Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom
Published on 1. January 2003
164 pages
978-1-935155-70-6 (ISBN)
Description
Make ongoing, classroom-based assessment second nature to your students and you. Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom is a thought-provoking collection of 10 essays on the theories behind the latest assessment techniques. The authors offer in-depth ?how to? suggestions on conducting assessments as a matter of routine?especially in light of high-stakes standards-based exams, using assessment to improve instruction, and involving students in the assessment process.
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J Myron (Mike) Atkin is a professor of education and human biology at Stanford University. He directs the National Science Foundation-supported Classroom Assessment Project to Improve Teaching and Learning (CAPITAL) at Stanford. He formerly chaired the National Research Council committee that prepared an addendum to the National Science Education Standards on assessment in the science classroom. In addition to having taught at the elementary and secondary school levels, he has served as dean of education at both the University of Illinois and at Stanford. For much of his career, he has emphasized the central role of teachers in designing high-quality science education programs and now focuses on strengthening that role in any comprehensive system of assessment and accountability.
