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Shirley, Melissa L.; Irving, Karen E. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
Formative assessment has been demonstrated to result in increased student achievement across a variety of educational contexts. When using formative assessment strategies, teachers engage students in instructional tasks that allow the teacher to uncover levels of student understanding so that the teacher may change instruction accordingly. Tools…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
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Linn, Marcia C.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1994
Compares current science education reform efforts with those of the 1960s to enhance student learning. Discusses how an "alternative models" view of scientific explanation can contribute to reforms of course goals, social aspects of science learning, instructional practices, and roles for technology. Contains 50 references. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Course Improvement Projects