Assessment in secondary science

This free course, Assessment in secondary science, will identify and explore some of the key issues around science assessment practice in secondary schools. Through these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your assessment practice as a science teacher and develop a greater awareness of the implications of assessment practice on pedagogy and what is considered to be of scientific value in science education.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Assessing progress in science – what’s involved?
• 1 Assessing progress in science – what’s involved?
• 1.1 What should be assessed in science?
• 1.2 Progress in science
• 2 How can assessment support learning in science?
• 2 How can assessment support learning in science?
• 2.1. Assessment for learning
• 2.2 Developing assessment practice
• 3 How can teachers assess students’ conceptual understanding?
• 3 How can teachers assess students’ conceptual understanding?
• 4 Involving students in assessment – why and how?
• 4 Involving students in assessment – why and how?
• 4.1 Involving students in assessment
• 4.2 Feedback
• 4.3 Peer and self-assessment
• Conclusion
• References
• Further reading
• Acknowledgements