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Perspectives on Facet-based Diagnostic Assessments: Lessons Learned in Four Instructional Contexts

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Thu

This session presents recent implementation findings from four projects, each applying facet-based approaches to formative assessment in different instructional contexts.

Date/Time

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 09:00 - Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:00

Session Type

Panel

Presenters

Angela DeBarger

Christopher Harris

Session Materials

Debarger_PPT.pptx

Harris_PPT.pptx

Minstrell_PPT.ppt

This session will describe recent findings from four projects, each applying the facet-based perspective in different instructional contexts: force and motion and waves (middle and high school), properties of matter and particulate nature of matter (middle school), Earth science (middle school), and chemistry (high school).

References

Resource mentioned during the presentation:

Diagnoser instructional tool: http://www.diagnoser.com

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Opportunities and Challenges for Developing and Evaluating Diagnostic Assessments in STEM Education

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Fri

Four DR K-12 projects will discuss opportunities and challenges that they have encountered when trying to harness psychometric models for diagnosis in science and mathematics education.

Date/Time

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 05:00 - Fri, 12/03/2010 - 07:00

Session Type

Panel

Presenters

Session Materials

DiBello_PPT.ppt

Maloney_PPT.pptx

What are the opportunities and challenges that arise when trying to harness psychometric models for diagnosis in STEM education?

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Gaming to Learn

Educational Technology

Gaming/Virtual Environments

Day

Thu

Four NSF-funded gaming project leaders will discuss pedagogical strategies and issues related to designing and implementing STEM educational games.

Date/Time

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 05:00 - Thu, 12/02/2010 - 07:00

Session Type

Panel

Presenters

Jodi Asbell-Clarke

Barbara Chamberlin

Session Materials

Hacker_Gaming to Learn_PPT.pptx

Chamberlin Presentation

In this session, panelists from five NSF-funded gaming projects will discuss ways in which digital game-based learning can enable learner-led exploration, taking games beyond the "quiz" model many educators still think of.

References

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. HarperCollins.

Powers, William T. (1973). Behavior: The Control of Perception. Chicago: Aldine.

Resources mentioned during the presentation:

Project websites: http://mathsnacks.org and http://gaming2learn.org
YouTube video: Trying Very Hard to Make Games that Don't Stink: User Testing at the NMSU Learning Games Lab. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx6lpeaUPSc
Game: http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/addstory.aspx
Jane McGonagal on TED Talks: http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html
Contact information: Jodi Asbell Clarke EDGE@terc.edu (Educational Gaming Environments Group)

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Agile Mind, Inc.

Organization Type

Business/Industry

Organization URL

http://AgileMind.com

Projects

An Architecture of Intensification: Building a Comprehensive Program for Struggling Students in Double-Period Algebra Classes

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California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

Organization Type

University

Organization URL

http://www.csudh.edu/

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Submission Deadline for "Selecting an Inquiry Experience" Issue of Science and Children

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Wed, 09/15/2010 - 12:00am EDT

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Submission Deadline for "Data Collection and Representation" Issue of Science and Children

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:00am EDT

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Submission Deadline for "Botany" Issue of Science Scope

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Mon, 11/01/2010 - 12:00am EDT

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Submission Deadline for "Earth Science" Issue of Science Scope

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:00am EDT

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Submission Deadline for "New Standards" Issue of The Science Teacher

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Tue, 02/01/2011 - 12:00am EST

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