EdPsy490ASA

Stage one

Terri Franklin

9/3/00

Applied Biology and Chemistry Class

11^th and 12^th graders

Assessment Technique Function

Questioning	After given some basic facts students should be able to apply deductive thinking skills to go one-step further. There are no wrong answers; the object is to get students to infer something that makes sense from what is given.
Walk around	Always used when students are working in groups at their desks and more often at the lab stations. This allows the students to ask me questions or me to give guidance. Usually I will make a few comments or suggestions and check back later to see where they take it.
Content related activities	Allow the students to practice on their own and reinforce class material. These are often math activities that verify the science.
Quizes	I give frequent quizes in which I orally ask the questions and the students write the answers. These are only 10% of their grade and the main purpose is to get the students to keep up with the material.
Written Lab Reports	Reinforces scientific method and allows the student to express what they are learning in their own words. This assessment more than any other tells me which students are mastering science thinking skills.
Written tests	Mostly multiply choice tests but written at an application level. Being able to transfer the knowledge gained in class to a novel situation is stressed. Whenever math is applicable it is applied.
Lab practical tests	Performance assessment as students move from station to station. Given about 4 times a year and include things like measuring, correct lab usage and technique, making percent solutions. and identifying form and function for dissection tests.