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| Martin, Ruth A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDemers, Chris – Science and Children, 2000
Discusses what researchers say about science assessment and the need for an assessment that evaluates students on their ability to demonstrate the scientific process in a meaningful, hands-on fashion. Creates a wide-scale, performance-based assessment tool for elementary science. Provides example task questions and rubrics. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Science Education
Peer reviewedMartin, Ruth A. – Science and Children, 1997
Hands-on science activities and first-hand experiences of kindergartners studying trees demonstrate the true meaning of authentic assessment. The activities and teacher interactions had several things in common: (1) they asked students to perform or create something; (2) they invoked real-world applications; (3) they showed that there is more than…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Processes
