Example: Multiple ApproachesA State uses multiple approaches to assess student performance in life science, as illustrated below. | |
Content standards require students to-- plan and conduct investigations, which involves making observations, collecting, organizing, and analyzing data; and communicating the results of the investigations; and demonstrate understanding of key concepts in life science and interactions among these concepts. |
Measurement strategies include-- multiple-choice and short open-ended items; long extended-response tasks; notebook describing two investigations conducted by each student and the results of the investigations; and checklist completed by teachers based on direct observation of student investigations. |
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