Uncovering Student Thinking

I really enjoyed reading this article. I have used assessment probes before and think that they are a wonderful way to see what students are thinking. I think it is so important to have st... See More

I really enjoyed reading this article. I have used assessment probes before and think that they are a wonderful way to see what students are thinking. I think it is so important to have students really describe their thinking so that you can see how well they grasp the concept. I found it interesting to read about how some students used the word evaporation, but could not explain what it was. It made me think about what follow-up questions or activities I could ask or have my students do in order to further understand their thinking after they do an assessment probe.

Understanding Your Success as a Teacher

Using formative assessment probes and data collection techniques designed to reveal students science content misconceptions combine to form what these authors call curriculum topic study (CT... See More

Using formative assessment probes and data collection techniques designed to reveal students science content misconceptions combine to form what these authors call curriculum topic study (CTS) action research. This type of teacher research relies on methods exploration and reflection of a teachers teaching and learning in their own classroom. Reading this article is a must to understand how this can be done. One chart in the particle provides a step by step approach.