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Download full textAllen, Nancy L.; Swinton, Spencer S.; Isham, Steven P.; Zelenak, Christine A. – 1998
This technical report on the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 State Assessment Program in Science provides an overview of the design, implementation and analysis of the educational assessment including details of sampling design, field administration, preliminary data analysis, and reporting of state results. This report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRoth, Wolff-Michael; Bowen, G. Michael – Cognition and Instruction, 1995
Examines perceptions of eighth graders in a science teaching environment in which they guide their own learning, frame problems for inquiry, design data collection procedures, and interpret and present data in a convincing fashion. Asserts that, in constructing their inquiries, students successfully negotiated courses of action and established…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wilcoxson, Catherine A., Ed. – 1996
This manual specifically addresses teaching middle level students and offers teachers a variety of activities that were selected and edited to reflect middle level philosophy. It is divided into five chapters each with a different focus that contain hands-on activities designed to provide many exciting and fun experiences for adolescents. Every…
Descriptors: Classification, Critical Thinking, Hands on Science, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedRadford, David L.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1995
Presents the science demonstration assessment as an authentic- assessment technique to assess whether students understand basic science concepts and can use them to solve problems. Uses rubrics to prepare students for the assessment and to assign final grades. Provides examples of science demonstration assessments and the scoring of rubrics in the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Demonstrations (Science), Performance Based Assessment, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedGoldsworthy, Anne; Watson, Rod; Wood-Robinson, Valerie – Primary Science Review, 1998
The fair test is predominately used by primary teachers participating in a science-education project with King's College London. Debates whether this level of use of fair test investigations is appropriate. (DDR)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Shearer, Deborah A.; Vogt, Gregory L. – 1996
This guide contains activities that emphasize hands-on involvement, prediction, data collection and interpretation, teamwork, and problem solving. It begins with background information on the history of rocketry, scientific principles, and practical rocketry. Following the background sections are a series of activities that demonstrate the basic…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Demonstrations (Science), Educational Resources
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
