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State Scoring Guide for Assessing Scientific Inquiry

This professional development guide provides resources and guidance on assessing scientific inquiry skills through work samples. It covers the changes in state education law and offers an instructional model to elicit work samples. The guide includes scoring guides and information on professional development opportunities.

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State Scoring Guide for Assessing Scientific Inquiry

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  1. 2009-10 State Scoring Guide Professional DevelopmentAssessing Scientific Inquiry Created by: Steve Holman, West Salem High School Meagan Sternberg, Happy Valley Middle School Eric Blackford, Umatilla-Morrow ESD Leslie Phillips, Oregon Department of Education

  2. Goals What has changed or is new for… • Scientific Inquiry as a Local Performance Assessment • Scientific Inquiry Scoring Guides • Instructional Model to elicit a work sample • Resources are available for Scientific Inquiry as a State Work Sample • Other Professional Development Opportunities

  3. State Education Law • OAR: 581-22-0615 adopted June 2008 changed the state law for science to require a local performance assessment: -In grades 3-8 and High School, students must complete at least one annual Scientific Inquiry local performance assessment via worksample or comparable measures adopted by the district. Scientific Inquiry not yet included in the Assessment of Essential Skills requirement for HS, but may be included as evidence of critical thinking when phased-in.

  4. State Education Law • New- for Grade 3 Go Work Samples at www.ode.state.or.us/go/worksamples

  5. Instructional Model Students need:EXPERIENCES • What experiences do students need to allow them to conduct a scientific inquiry investigation and produce a scientific inquiry work sample?

  6. Instructional Planning Students need:KNOWLEDGE • What do students need to know to conduct a scientific inquiry investigation and produce a scientific inquiry work sample?

  7. Instructional Planning Students need:SKILLS • What skills do students need to have to conduct a scientific inquiry investigation and produce a scientific inquiry work sample?

  8. Instructional Model Scientific Inquiry Work Sample Experience Knowledge Skills (Based on Design Space concept by Dr. Dave Hamilton, Science Assessment Specialist, Portland Public Schools)

  9. Instructional Model

  10. Scientific Inquiry Scoring Guide • Forming a Question or Hypothesis • Designing an Investigation • Collecting and Presenting Data • Analyzing and Interpreting Results Four Dimensions:

  11. Scoring Guide Achievement Scale

  12. Important Issues • “Preponderance of Evidence” means… the evidence from the student work most closely aligns with the bullets at a specific level. • Evidence from throughout the work sample can be used to score each dimension.

  13. Words of Wisdom Assessment is only truly successful when results are used to improve instruction for individual students.-Johnson, 1987

  14. Using the Scoring Guide to Provide Feedback Research suggests:FEEDBACK is MORE important than earning a grade or points because feedback informs… --student performance and --teacher instruction.(Butler, R. 1987 and 1988)

  15. Using the Scoring Guide for Formative Assessment • The Scoring Guide is meant to be used as more than a summative assessment tool. • The Scoring Guide can be used to improve scientific inquiry teaching and learning.

  16. Resources • Scoring Guides (English,Spanish, Russian, Student Language) ODE website: www.ode.state.or.us/go/worksamples

  17. Resources • Work Samples/Anchor Papers for Grade 3, Benchmarks 2, 3, and HS ODE website: www.ode.state.or.us/go/worksamples

  18. Resources • Classroom resources -Scientific Inquiry in the Classroom -Activities vs. Scientific Inquiry Tasks ODE website: www.ode.state.or.us/go/worksamples

  19. Resources • Oregon Science Teacher Association 50th Annual Conference on October 9, 2009 in Salem • Scientific Inquiry Professional Developers (Teachers who are ready and willing to provide further professional development) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=809

  20. Our Journey Continues For more information, contact Leslie Phillips, Office of Assessment and Evaluation at leslie.phillips@state.or.us or 503-947-5835. For curriculum questions, contact Cheryl Kleckner, Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation at cheryl.kleckner@state.or.us or 503-947-5794.

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