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Writing to Communicate in Science

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 9:03 am

Written by: Mary LeFever

Communication is a science process skill found within the Science as Inquiry section of the National Science Education Standards. The resources here point to methods and references science teachers can use to assist students in continual honing of this important skill.
Writing with Scientists
In this workshop students will use their own notes and research to write […]

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Assessment Tools

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 8:36 am

Written by: Mary LeFever

Here are some great resources to help you add variety to your assessment techniques. Assessment Standard C of the National Science Education Standards implies a need for multiple forms of assessment and recommends the following: (a)The feature that is claimed to be measured is actually measured, (b) Assessment tasks are authentic, (c) An individual student’s […]

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