Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes by Keeley, Page

Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781936137381)

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes by Keeley, Page

Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes

$29.99
Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes by Keeley, Page

Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes

$29.99
Format: Paperback
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What do your students know-- or think they know-- about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a star? Find out with this book on astronomy, the latest in NSTA's popular Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. The 45 astronomy probes provide situations that will pique your students' interest while helping you understand how your students think about key ideas related to the universe and how it operates. The book is organized into five sections: the Nature of Planet Earth; the Sun-Earth System; Modeling the Moon; Dynamic Solar System; and Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe. As the authors note, it's not always easy to help students untangle mistaken ideas. Using this powerful set of tools to identify students' preconceptions is an excellent first step to helping your students achieve scientific understanding.

Author: Page Keeley
ISBN-10: 1936137380
ISBN-13: 9781936137381
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2012
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.70d
By Page Keeley
By Page Keeley
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Page Keeley is an internationally known leader in science education. She is the developer and primary author of the award-winning Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series and the Formative Assessment- Practical Strategies Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning series (the "FACTs books"). Her interest in teaching for conceptual understanding and understanding students' thinking began in 1992 after reading the seminal article, Teaching for Conceptual Change- Confronting Children's Experience by Bruce Watson and Dick Konicek. Her very first assessment probe, The Mitten Problem, was based on that article. Her assessment probes and FACTs (formative assessment classroom techniques) are widely used by K-12 teachers, university professors, professional developers, and science specialists throughout the U.S. and internationally.

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