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Assessing Science Inquiry: A Case Study of the Virtual Performance Assessment Project

Assessing Science Inquiry: A Case Study of the Virtual Performance Assessment Project

Jody Clarke-Midura, Jillianne Code, Nick Zap, Chris Dede
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781466600683|ISBN10: 1466600683|EISBN13: 9781466600690
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0068-3.ch006
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Clarke-Midura, Jody, et al. "Assessing Science Inquiry: A Case Study of the Virtual Performance Assessment Project." Cases on Inquiry through Instructional Technology in Math and Science, edited by Lesia Lennex and Kimberely Fletcher Nettleton, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 138-164. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0068-3.ch006

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Clarke-Midura, J., Code, J., Zap, N., & Dede, C. (2012). Assessing Science Inquiry: A Case Study of the Virtual Performance Assessment Project. In L. Lennex & K. Nettleton (Eds.), Cases on Inquiry through Instructional Technology in Math and Science (pp. 138-164). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0068-3.ch006

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Clarke-Midura, Jody, et al. "Assessing Science Inquiry: A Case Study of the Virtual Performance Assessment Project." In Cases on Inquiry through Instructional Technology in Math and Science, edited by Lesia Lennex and Kimberely Fletcher Nettleton, 138-164. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0068-3.ch006

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Abstract

Science inquiry is a cognitive process that depends upon the active engagement of students and is something that students do and is minds-on. However, given its active nature, assessing science inquiry process skills remains a challenge for educators. In this chapter, the authors describe research being carried out to develop Virtual Performance Assessments (VPAs) that measure science inquiry practices. They provide a case study of how VPAs are being used to design summative assessments that measure middle school students’ scientific inquiry aligned with national standards. The goal is to provide educators with a model of how they can assess science inquiry skills in their classrooms.

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