Assessing Hands-On Science: A Teacher's Guide to Performance Assessment / Edition 1

by Janet Harley Brown, Richard J. Shavelson

Overview

Step-by-step instructions help you choose assessment methods that provide reliable evaluations of your elementary and middle school students' performance in science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803964433
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/02/1996
Series:	Student Assessment Series
Edition description:	Teacher's Edition, Instructor's Manual,
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Why Use Performance Assessment?
What Do Performance Assessments Measure?
Defining Performance Assessment
How Do You Score Student Performance?
How to Use Performance Assessments in the Classroom
What Is a Holistic Scoring System?
Choosing an Assessment You Can Trust
Which Performance Assessment Is Best for Your Purpose?

Editorial Reviews

Assessing Hands-On Science is a no-nonsense, practical guide to assessing student learning. It gives step-by-step instructions for constructing, administering, and scoring hands-on assessments that actually measure what students know.

National Science Teachers Association NSTA Recommends.

Assessing Hands-On Science is a no-nonsense, practical guide to assessing student learning. It gives step-by-step instructions for constructing, administering, and scoring hands-on assessments that actually measure what students know.

National Science Teachers Association NSTA Recommends