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This book places students center stage in the discussion of how we know what students know Using formative assessment tunderstand student learning is a theme grounded in good teaching and good assessment! - JTopps, Regional Director K-12 Alliance/WestEd This book incorporates current research and not only provides an explanation of the necessity of formative assessment, but offers a system for planning lessons and a variety of tools timplement formative assessment in the classroom - Susan Leeds, Science Department Chair and Gifted Studies Teacher Howard Middle School, Winter Park, FL Research has shown that when teachers use formative assessments effectively, they have a clearer understanding of what students know and are better able tdesign instruction that meets learners needs This practical guide shows teachers how tcreate and implement formative assessments in their middle and high school science classrooms Grounded in extensive and solid research, this guide covers all science content areas - physics/physical science, life science/biology, earth and space science, and chemistry - as well as five types of formative assessments: big idea questions, concept maps, evidence-to-explanation, predict-observe-explain, and multiple choice Teachers will find additional support in: - Richly detailed, concrete examples of the five types of assessments - In-depth guidelines for implementing the assessments - Brief case studies with transcript excerpts that demonstrate how teachers have used formative assessments - Easy-to-use templates thelp analyze lessons in current units and identify places for inserting formative assessments With this easy-to-use, hands-on guide, any teacher can learn how tuse formative assessment strategies timprove student achievement in science
