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This user-friendly resource defines formative assessment and provides strategies for embedding formative assessment intthe K-8 science curriculum Based on the IDEA approach: Introduce, Discuss, Elaborate, and Apply this research-based book guides readers through discussions, thought and reflection activities, analyses of assessment techniques, and applications tclassroom practice Formative Assessment Strategies for Enhanced Learning in Science, K-8 demonstrates how teachers can use various models of formative assessments tinstruct, monitor student progress, and evaluate learning, helping tbroaden teachers understanding of assessment and how assessment tools can be used tguide successful standards-based teaching and learning in science Tsupport teachers application of formative assessments in the classroom, the author covers: a framework for planning and implementing high quality instruction and formative assessments planning guides with examples and suggestions for differentiating instruction rubrics as a means of discovering student strengths and weaknesses additional specific tools for collecting student data tinform instructional decisions
