TY - BOOK AU - Shepardson,Daniel P. TI - Assessment in science: a guide to professional development and classroom practice SN - 0792370945 AV - LB1585.3 .A85 2001 PY - 2001///] CY - Dordrecht, Boston PB - Kluwer Academic publishers KW - Science KW - Study and teaching (Elementary) KW - United States KW - Evaluation KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - Ability testing N1 - Includes index; 1. Introduction to Assessment in Science: A Guide to Professional Development and Classroom Practice; / Daniel P. Shepardson; -- 2. A Professional Development Framework for Collaborating with Teachers to Change Classroom Assessment Practice; / Daniel P. Shepardson; -- 3. The NRC Standards as a Tool in the Professional Development of Science Teachers Assessment Knowledge and Practice; / Edith S. Gummer and Daniel P. Shepardson; -- 4. Facilitating Change in Classroom Assessment Practice: Issues for Professional Development; / Edith S. Gummer and Daniel P. Shepardson; -- 5. Thinking about Assessment: An Example from an Elementary Classroom; / Daniel P. Shepardson; -- 6. A Framework for Thinking about and Planning Classroom Assessments in Science; / Daniel P. Shepardson and Edith S. Gummer; -- 7. Assessment for Emergent Science Literacy in Classrooms for Young Children; / Susan J. Britsch; -- 8. Tools for Assessing and Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School; / Daniel P. Shepardson and Susan J. Britsch; -- 9. Assessing Children's Science Learning and Process Skills in the Elementary Classroom; / Brenda Main; -- 10. Pedagogical-Assessment Activities in a Middle School Life Science Classroom; / Marilynn Edwards; -- 11. The Multidimensional Assessment of Student Performance in Middle School Science; / Vicky Jackson; -- 12. Developing and Using Diagnostic and Summative Assessments to Determine Students' Conceptual Understanding in a Junior High School Earth Science Classroom; / Ted Leuenberger; -- 13. Alternatives to Teaching and Assessing in A High School Chemistry Classroom: Computer Animations and Other Forms of Visualization; / Vicky Flick; -- 14. Authentic Assessment in High School Science: A Classroom Perspective; / David E. Emery; -- 15. What We Have Learned: A Summary of Chapter Themes; / Daniel P. Shepardson N2 - A resource for administrators andf staff developers interseted in designing professional development programs, and for science teachers looking for techniques and examples of classroom-based assessments ER -