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A case study1 on creating a culture of student reflection through critique circles is explained at this web site.
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The web site, Growing, Reflecting and Assessing Together2, contains some useful resources that can be used or adapted for promoting reflection and peer evaluation.
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Student Research Project3 also has a checklist that is used for student reflection found under ‘The Report’, ‘Evaluation’. Alternatively, students could complete this drag and drop activity supporting reflection and evaluation of their investigative processes.
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Science Education Assessment Resources4 (SEAR) has a free web site (once you have registered) with advice and examples of assessment tasks and marking criteria.
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Staffordshire learning net5 has some excellent links to assessment resources for science investigations including a Scientific assessment grids for Scientific Enquiry, a Skills ladder, a Skills and Understanding grid 09 and the Staffordshire Skills Ladder.
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DET Curriculum Directorate has produced a useful PowerPoint6 presentation about assessment in Science and Technology.
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Developmental levels7 and students process knowledge- a description of the continuum of Emerging, Beginning, Developing, Advancing and Consolidating from the American Electronic Journal of Science Education.
Links
- http://www.edutopia.org/creating-culture-student-reflection
- http://www.blackgold.ab.ca/Resources/AISI/Great/StudentReflectionCards.htm#reflectioncards
- http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Cli/Download.aspx?resID=3788&v=1&preview=true&target=PUBLIC
- http://cms.curriculum.edu.au/sear/newcms/view_page.asp
- http://education.staffordshire.gov.uk/Curriculum/Subjectareas/Science/Teachers/learn/Primary/primary/afl/
- http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/consistent_teacher/ppts/scitech_assess.pps
- http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/crowther/ejse/beethetal.html