Recent government publications like "Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy" and "Science for all Americans" have given teachers a mandate for improving science edu
Provides extensive standards-based examples for assessing science teaching and learning, including the use of portfolios, formative assessments, student self-ev
In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Systems for State Science Assessment explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science
Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and int