Lantz, Hays B.

Rubrics for Assessing Student Achievement in Science Grades K-12

Foreword - Jay McTighe Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Assessment in Science Education A Call for Change Using National and State Standards to Implement Change Assessment Techniques Performance Tasks Assessing Student Achievement on Performance Tasks Implementing Performance Tasks in the Science Classroom 2. Designing and Using Performance List Rubrics to Assess Student Work Criteria for Assessment Steps for Designing Assessment/Evaluation Tools 3. Designing and Using Scoring Rubrics to Assess Student Work Scoring Rubrics Characteristics of Holistic Rubrics Characteristics of Analytic Rubrics 4. Assessment Tools for Science Grades K-1 5. Assessment Tools for Science Grades 2-3 6. Assessment Tools for Science Grades 4-6 7. Assessment Tools for Science Grades 7-12 Web Sites for Rubrics in Science References Index