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NSTA Press Book
Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12
Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, a...
By Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes
If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love this timely addition to the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Auth...
By Page Keeley, Laura Tucker
NSTA Press Book
The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning
What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? ...
By Erin Marie Furtak, Howard M. Glasser, Zora M. Wolfe
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Talk Moves
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this issue a formative assessment strategy for fostering productive probe discussions...
Book Chapter
Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish betw...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about watersheds. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is un...
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Is It Erosion or Weathering?
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. The formative assessment probe in this month’s issue can be used as an initial elicita...
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Uncovering Students' Concept of Matter
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s probe can be used to elicit young children's ideas about matter. The prob...
NSTA Press Book
A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press...
By Page D. Keeley