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1. Thesis Presentation

3. What is assessment?

9. Sample Questions 1. In my class there is usually a student who I can always trust to have the correct answer. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 6. Numerical grades should be assigned to behavior; including penalties for poor behavior and rewards for good behavior. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 8. I sometimes feel that a student deserves a higher grade than their average has calculated out to be. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

10. Short Answer Questions 9. Please define “assessment” and its purpose in a science classroom. 10. For any one of the first eight statements that you feel strongly about, please describe in detail why you do or do not agree with it. (please only address one of the eight)

12. Sample Population ID Age Gender Subject Years Teaching Tenured 1 25-30 Female Biology Less than 3 No 2 25-30 Female Science Less than 3 No 3 25-30 Female Earth Science 3-6 Yes 4 25-30 Female Biology Less than 3 No 5 31-35 Male Middle School Science Less than 3 No 6 25-30 Female science 3-6 No 7 31-35 Female science 3-6 Yes 8 36-45 Male Science 11-20 Yes 9 21-24 Female life science Less than 3 No 10 25-30 Female Biology Less than 3 No 11 25-30 Male Earth Science Less than 3 No 12 31-35 Male Chemistry 7-10 Yes 13 46-up Female Science 21-up No 14 25-30 Male Science/Biology 3-6 No 15 21-24 Female Physical Education 3-6 Yes 16 46-up Male Physics 21-up Yes 17 25-30 Female Earth Science 3-6 Yes

18. Findings Question Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 59% 35% 6% 0% 2 0% 0% 41% 59% 3 0% 44% 50% 6% 4 0% 47% 41% 12% 5 0% 0% 65% 35% 6 6% 35% 41% 18% 7 0% 12% 69% 19% 8 19% 69% 12% 0%

19. Sample Short Responses Purpose is to determine if a student has mastered a skill or knowledge presented in class. To determine if a student has been able to incorporate topic material into his/her thinking in some manner. Assessment is a method used to check for understanding of a particular scientific concept, whether theoretical or mathematical. Assessment allows the instructor to determine, most importantly if he or she has successfully taught the concept. This can easily be gauged by how successful or unsuccessful students are on the particular assessment. It is important that the assessment is relative to the concept being taught. Test