Integrating instruction of science,reading, and writing: Goals,teacher development,and assessment |
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| Authors: | Irene W Gaskins John T Guthrie Eric Satlow Joyce Ostertag Linda Six Janice Byrne Beth Connor |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the interplay of goals, teacher development, and assessment in the context of a yearlong research and development project. The aim of the project was to integrate the teaching of science, reading, and writing processes in a conceptually based, constructivist curriculum for middle school students who read below grade level. A performance-based assessment was designed and implemented to determine the level of student awareness and control over the processes taught during a unit of instruction. Interviews with science teachers and supervisors revealed the important interaction of curricular goals, the performance assessment, and instructional practice. |
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