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Kazemi, Elham; Gibbons, Lynsey K.; Lomax, Kendra; Franke, Megan L. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
Eliciting, responding to, and advancing students' mathematical thinking all lie at the heart of great teaching. In this article, the authors describe a formative assessment approach that teachers can use to learn more about their students' mathematical thinking and inform their instructional decisions. This assessment approach draws on a widely…
Descriptors: Mathematical Aptitude, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Bull, Ally – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2015
Science capabilities are a set of ideas for teachers to think with about science education. There are five: gathering and interpreting data, using evidence, critiquing evidence, interpreting representations of science, and engaging with science. This paper explores what student progress in developing capabilities might look like. It draws on…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Science Education, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
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Glazer, Nirit – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
This study examines how students perceive their learning of creating and analyzing data in an introductory inquiry chemistry course at a college level that features oral presentations in student-centered discussions. A student Participant Perception Indicator (PPI) survey was administered in order to obtain data on student perceptions with respect…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Data Collection, Data Analysis