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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598532995465-5H0EXO1HX3K75PU12N11/image-asset.jpeg Formative Assessment Books by Page Keeley Giving away a copy of Uncovering Student Ideas in Science to a British science teacher after a presentation at the ASE Conference in Birmingham, England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598532911634-HIXE0B74B2YSPQTOT9X4/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.18.43+AM.png Formative Assessment Books by Page Keeley Nothing is more gratifying than having a teacher come to a book signing and say how the formative assessment books have made a huge difference in his teaching. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/contact daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes daily 0.75 2021-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595083872208-M60FL60T7EWQILMKCA3K/Book+Author+Photo.jpg Formative Assessment Probes - Uncovering Student Ideas https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-volume2 daily 0.75 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1621262165058-A9QIYD1JXVQKL6ZENWWS/USI+V2+2nd+copy.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Volume 2 This is the second book in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. The first edition was published in 2007 and the second edition is updated with Spanish student pages, new research and instructional suggestions, some revisions to the probes, and links to the disciplinary core idea uncovered by the probe. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (What’s in the Bubbles?). The Introductory chapter for this volume provides an overview of the link between assessment and instruction. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-volume1 daily 0.75 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595086114080-HEDARG1LK37DWGFSBE43/USI_V1_2ndEd.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas In Science Formative Assessment Probes- Volume 1 This is the second edition of the first book in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. The 2005 version was updated in 2018 with modifications to some of the probes, a Spanish language version of the student probe, connections to disciplinary core ideas in the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the NGSS, updated research summaries, updated instructional suggestions, and links to recent NSTA Press resources. Click on the button below for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter with a sample probe with teachers notes (Cookie Crumbles). The Introductory chapter for this volume provides an overview of diagnostic and formative assessment. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-volume3 daily 0.75 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595689811651-UNB8E1WA4KBHJRSZAHTN/V3.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Volume 3 - This is the third book in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Pennies). This volume also includes three nature of science probes. The Introductory chapter for this volume provides an overview on using the probes for professional learning. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-volume4 daily 0.75 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595712680140-J9JSKJ4DKU51HJFO23L7/V4.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Volume 4 - This is the fourth book in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Catching a Cold). This volume also includes a scientific practice probe (models) and a crosscutting concept probe (systems). The Introductory chapter for this volume provides an overview on the link between formative and summative assessment. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-lifescience-volume1 daily 0.75 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595764214681-O3R1LAR4T9Z2FM9GB2OW/USILS.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas Formative Assessment Probes in Life Science Volume 1 - This is the first volume of life science probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (The Virus Debate). The Introductory chapter for this volume includes a vignette on how a middle school teacher embedded the same probe at multiple points in her instructional cycle using the extended sticky bars strategy. This book was the 2011 winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Publishers Association https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-primary daily 0.75 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595767338713-72FOLCGKQ3Q9C9XD6XI2/USIK2.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Primary K-2-Volume 1 - This is the first volume of probes for primary grades students in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. These probes are less text-based and are designed to be used for science talk. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Is It Made of Parts?). The Introductory chapter for this volume describes how to use the probes in a talk format, including talk moves for supporting speaking and listening. This book was the 2012 winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award in assessment from the American Publishers Association https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-earth-and-environmental-science daily 0.75 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595769774099-M2W4JD8PTVJ5FL357ON1/USIE%26ES.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes-Earth and Environmental Science - This is the first volume of earth and environmental science probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Groundwater). The Introductory chapter for this volume describes 25 features of formative assessment probes and provides elementary, middle school, and high school vignettes. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-astronomy daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595773138040-F3IZVPJQX06XG2ZTXDXG/USIAstro.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Astronomy - This is the first volume astronomy probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Shorter Days in Winter). The Introductory chapter for this volume describes historical mental models in astronomy, mental models students hold, and why probes are such useful tools for teaching and learning about astronomy. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-physicalscience-force-and-motion daily 0.75 2021-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1595862220184-UROM1WF4P2PS5JECKDNI/USIPS1.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Physical Science- Force and Motion - This is the first volume of physical science probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. This volume focuses on force and motion ideas. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Just Rolling Along). The Introductory chapter for this volume explains why students have difficulty with force and motion concepts and the use of stepping stones for emerging concepts and language. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-physicalscience-electricity-and-magnetism daily 0.75 2021-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596036905859-IYYS00GNAOMWCKVH5MTA/USIPSV2.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas Formative Assessment Probes-Physical Science- Electricity and Magnetism - This is the second volume of physical science probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. This volume focuses on electricity and magnetism ideas. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (How Bright Will the bulbs Be?). The Introductory chapter for this volume explains why students have difficulty understanding electrical and magnetic phenomena, historical background on ideas, conceptual frameworks for understanding charge and electric circuits, and connections between electrical and magnetic effects.. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-physicalscience-matter-and-energy daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596299069963-17MKZJT086D5UZB23TVA/USI+M%26E.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes-Physical Science- Matter and Energy - This is the third volume of physical science probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. This volume focuses on matter and energy ideas. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Model of Air Inside a Jar). The Introductory chapter for this volume explains importance of understanding student thinking such as their mental models for explaining particle ideas. The introduction also describes the connection between each of the scientific practices and how they are used with a probe. A Spanish version of each student probe is included. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-probes/uncoveringstudentideas-engineering-and-technology daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596306515061-64ZEYO95QSQXPFR3FMDD/USIE%26T.jpg Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes- Engineering and Technology - This is the first volume of STEM probes in the Uncovering Student Ideas series. This volume focuses on engineering and technology. Click on the button for the NSTA Press description of the book and free downloadable Introductory chapter and a sample probe with teachers notes (Who Needs It?). The Introductory chapter for this volume describes why understanding technology and engineering design are essential for all students. The probes are set in the context of students’ everyday experiences, with an underlying theme of social equity and making the world a better place through engineering. Spanish versions of each probe are included. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/bundles daily 0.75 2020-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596824774632-B8UR4M2XRSQ6XLJUF268/Bundles.jpg Bundling Probes Probe Bundles Eliciting students’ ideas, activating prior knowledge, and checking on whether students have learned precursor ideas from previous grades is an integral part of assessment for learning. Using a single probe can reveal significant information about students’ thinking. Sometimes students’ ideas are so strongly held that they apply across different contexts. Other times they may be influenced by the context used to elicit their ideas. Consider using more than one probe to understand how students are thinking about a concept or phenomenon at different points during a sequence of instruction. Use the suggestions, organized by grade spans, provided below or create your own bundle of probes. You can also create bundles by disciplinary core ideas using the correlation guides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596826511959-Y6YLSWBX97SOJKQ7OCLE/Screen+Shot+2020-08-07+at+2.53.34+PM.png Bundling Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596826541040-3SLNK3R338T5543OCLRY/Screen+Shot+2020-08-07+at+2.53.52+PM.png Bundling Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596826582051-WR7CI3AB1LQGBWYIU6RB/Screen+Shot+2020-08-07+at+2.54.12+PM.png Bundling Probes https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/bundles/elembundles daily 0.75 2020-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596569373236-0JMTYD3ICVP6DWQM0INN/17+No+More+Plants.jpg Bundles of Elementary Probes (K-5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596569448797-LXK7OZE41QEQBIIX32C5/Solids+Liquids+Gases.png Bundles of Elementary Probes (K-5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596570008216-6MWOOZH4E2GAMK38RUWM/Emmy%27s+Moon+and+Stas.jpg Bundles of Elementary Probes (K-5) https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/science-and-children-articles daily 0.75 2021-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596717479205-YPPWBF4CW94296T2ZI29/S%26C+Column.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles - Journal Articles Page Keeley writes a monthly column for the NSTA Science and Children journal on using formative assessment probes in K-6 classrooms. These articles can be accessed for free online using your NSTA membership number. If you are not an NSTA member, these articles can be purchased individually through the NSTA Learning Center. Articles for each annual collection are described below with a link to the book the probe appears in. These articles can expand your capacity to use formative assessment probes effectively. They can also be used for professional learning discussions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596629130311-TKTY6ZXIAFPOQUCDFPI6/S%26C2020.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2020 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596628585927-WINHOUDPATUJMPQ0TLEP/S%26C+2019.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2019 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596628713284-652JD6G8FKIRLG2GDDMP/S%26C+2018.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2018 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596638541301-51HOQ0OUD2KQHK6TXA50/S%26C+2017.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2017 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596639248623-OCFO3K1MO99OSR0RF376/S%26C+2016.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2016 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596639587218-4OMDNDUGX46NA8YSQYZB/S%26C2015.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2015 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596642444785-LSCP3VTCE18ZZB8DOF7F/S%26C+2014.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2014 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596642460930-WQLZ4V2MNZ5K2KGIQF8R/image-asset.jpeg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2013 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596642486778-IL9Q2B5PXNFNSY59L8KF/S%26C+2012.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2012 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596651387512-QCPH286OES66QTYH12CW/S%26C+2011.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2011 Articles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596651422217-9JV9Z3M5OKPFK8SK0EFT/S%26C+2010.jpg Science and Children Formative Assessment Probes Journal Articles 2010 Articles https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources daily 0.75 2020-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598629035716-9K8IGUIKAO7GMVE1QLD0/IMG_1642.jpeg Resources - Resources to Support the Probes and FACTs Explore the variety of resources on this page that support your use of the probes and FACTs. Check back frequently as new resources are added. Or perhaps you have a resource for using the probes or FACTs that you would like to share with others? Use the contact button above to share your resource. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598629376386-CLE07MHJ0EWR2UDVSVR4/Bundles.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598629220178-OA7PK2TYVINAODHIN0HW/NGSS+Logo.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600520715038-APDEGLICHSBW1CSZFFLI/4+FA+Books.jpg Resources Downloadable templates are provided for some of the techniques in each book of the Science or Mathematics Formative Assessment classroom techniques series. These templates are designed so that you can customize the FACT for your classroom context. Click here for a list of downloadable templates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598629171715-8SY2MBW6GV7Q2Q9HW52N/S%26C+Column.jpg Resources https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/bundles/middle daily 0.75 2020-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596915491038-OLF61IZ66ISU5NNBHSKF/16+Sams+Puppy.jpg Bundles of Middle School Formative Assessment Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596916019572-RTWFQ6LTVIPD9V7YA0AS/apple+on+ground.jpg Bundles of Middle School Formative Assessment Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596925842594-W385PCH4K9NYI5WW5F8V/Earth+or+Moon+Shadow%3F.jpg Bundles of Middle School Formative Assessment Probes https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/bundles/high daily 0.75 2020-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596975307125-TB7KAFOOLO34G6XUBB4D/2+Virus+Debate.jpg Bundles of High School Formative Assessment Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596975817755-8YHKB5IZYHZSZCGO7IVW/Energy+and+Chem+Bonds.png Bundles of High School Formative Assessment Probes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1596976428873-SANV7MS2JK1EV7CWK3TV/Why+Is+the+Ocean+Salty%3F.jpg Bundles of High School Formative Assessment Probes https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/3dimensions daily 0.75 2022-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597150754010-DJ23VSOM9HP8JPXKDS2Y/NGSS+Logo.jpg Formative Assessment and 3 Dimensional Learning - Three Dimensional Learning Uncovering Student Ideas in Science formative assessment probes and the formative assessment classroom techniques (FACTs) provide opportunities for all students to use disciplinary core ideas, practices, and crosscutting concepts in the NGSS; Framework for K-12 Science Education; or new, updated state standards. Explore the resources provided below that support one dimensional, two dimensional, or three dimensional teaching and learning. Check back as new resources are added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597151148630-PGE2QBLC0L2OYSWGX4SS/DCIs.jpg Formative Assessment and 3 Dimensional Learning Correlations to the Disciplinary Core Ideas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597600379032-BHA0N8FWFKUIBUGZYCMU/Practices+Graphic.jpg Formative Assessment and 3 Dimensional Learning Formative Assessment Probes and the Science and Engineering Practices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597603330096-RB7Q1WYDFN9BMQKAP8DM/CCCGraphic.jpg Formative Assessment and 3 Dimensional Learning Formative Assessment Probes and the Crosscutting Concepts https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/3dimensions/correlations daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597607128964-M2B1OYO2DDKJ3CAMQT2X/Core+Ideas+Graphic.jpg Correlation Guides to Probes and Disciplinary Core Ideas Correlation Guides to the Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) Uncovering Student Ideas in Science books (USI series) published before 2013, do not include the related disciplinary core ideas from the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the teacher background notes. All books published after 2013 do include these connections in the teacher background notes. The correlation charts listed below can be downloaded to identify probes that are related to or aligned with the disciplinary core ideas (DCI's). See bottom of each chart for codes to the books the probes are published in as well as the difference between a probe being related to a DCI or aligned with a DCI. These charts can be downloaded as word documents and customized to fit your K-12 teaching context. Updated charts will be provided as new books in the USI series are released. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/3dimensions/practices daily 0.75 2020-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597608069361-9GX93YIXPBYHZGTELCNY/apple+in+dark+student+example.jpg Using Science and Engineering Practices with the Probes Formative Assessment Probes and the Scientific and Engineering Practices The Uncovering Student Ideas in Science probes provide opportunities for students to use the scientific and engineering practices. For example, students explain their initial thinking to a probe. After they have had opportunities to learn the science and gather evidence to support their thinking, they revisit their initial explanation and construct a new revised or more detailed scientific explanation. The example on the left shows how a student used the disciplinary core idea, “an object can be seen when light reflected from its surface enters the eyes” to construct a revised explanation and used a model (a drawing) to support his scientific explanation. (This student initially selected answer choice D with an initial explanation from his everyday experience of being able to see things after being in the dark for awhile, such as in his bedroom at night.) It’s always best to use a probe twice- at the beginning to elicit initial ideas and again after students have had opportunities to learn and use their scientific ideas and evidence. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-classroom-techniques daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597420119728-0APJ0UANAJBYMKB30FBF/image-asset.jpeg Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques for Science and Math Harford County teachers revisiting their work with Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597241151370-PAASW09DPBTGIJEL9F9U/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+3.49.03+PM.png Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques for Science and Math https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597241262630-1DY75Z6SRYCZGX58TDVT/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+3.48.44+PM.png Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques for Science and Math https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597241425374-8HKP3J9CCLQK19ZXJ7OT/Screen+Shot+2020-08-12+at+10.10.01+AM.png Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques for Science and Math https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597241521168-1XS88E3DV6F0TGKS7HVU/Screen+Shot+2020-08-12+at+10.11.51+AM.png Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques for Science and Math https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-classroom-techniques/science-volume1 daily 0.75 2020-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597420893684-A3UXVYAD7YBK8A146G22/Screen+Shot+2020-08-14+at+11.57.49+AM.png Science Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques-75 Strategies-Volume 1 First Edition (2005) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597421168173-SCJW0TKIPAGBRZXW1P09/Screen+Shot+2020-08-14+at+12.05.46+PM.png Science Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques-75 Strategies-Volume 1 Second Edition (2016) https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-classroom-techniques/science-volume2 daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597437569445-5BOQ5M1278W17I6HFL7T/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+3.48.44+PM.png Science Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques- 50 More Strategies-Volume 2 https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-classroom-techniques/math-volume1 daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597593746514-US0VA5Y5RAZ5JEB4759C/Math+FA1.jpg Mathematics Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques-75 Strategies-Volume 1 https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/formative-assessment-classroom-techniques/math-volume2 daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597598360218-593AFA5WH2OIMQUV0X90/MathFAV2.jpg Mathematics Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques- 50 More Strategies- Volume 2 https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/author daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/8163ba2d-2b70-4d5f-b538-1222ca5305f0/Screen+Shot+2022-06-25+at+1.24.01+PM.png Author Bio Page Keeley https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/3dimensions/cccs daily 0.75 2022-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597608069361-9GX93YIXPBYHZGTELCNY/apple+in+dark+student+example.jpg Using the Crosscutting Concepts with the Probes Formative Assessment Probes and the Crosscutting Concepts The Uncovering Student Ideas in Science probes provide opportunities for students to use the crosscutting concepts. Crosscutting concepts are the unifying ideas that cut across all the disciplines of science. For example, students explain their initial thinking to a probe. After they have had opportunities to learn the science and gather evidence to support their thinking, they revisit their initial explanation and construct a new revised or more detailed scientific explanation. The example on the left shows how a student used the disciplinary core idea, “an object can be seen when light reflected from its surface enters the eyes” to construct a revised explanation and used a model (a drawing) to support his scientific explanation. (This student initially selected answer choice D with an initial explanation from his everyday experience of being able to see things after being in the dark for awhile, such as in his bedroom at night.) The explanation includes the crosscutting concept of cause and effect- “if there is no light, there is no sight.” The use of the model also includes the crosscutting concept of cause and effect. It’s always best to use a probe twice- at the beginning to elicit initial ideas and again after students have had opportunities to learn and use their scientific ideas and evidence, along with the crosscutting concepts as a framework to structure their thinking. https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/books/other daily 0.75 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597863204734-ODELNDGOK1SXUAC0FPHU/Teaching+Sci+For+Conceptual+Understanding.jpg Other Books by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597863244834-58H86QW55B1MHN6S84LD/14390705_10153920930383657_2385113089509623909_n.jpeg Other Books by Page Keeley Page Keeley and fellow NSTA Press authors, including her beloved co-author, Dr. Richard Konicek-Moran https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597864018417-NT3J4UM18LSS1CUWE3NU/CTS+Cover.jpg Other Books by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1597864267984-HJCBZ3VIJGOJ5D1PFT7S/CTS+Iowa.jpg Other Books by Page Keeley Science Curriculum Topic Study Workshop at the Iowa Science Center in Des Moines, Iowa 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598464702993-3O7AGUIHBJ682VA376B8/What+Are+They+Thinking.jpg Other Books by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598465583473-DKO4CJJZ9G5V6Z7CLV49/IMG_5669.jpeg Other Books by Page Keeley Giving away a copy of the book after a presentation at NSTA’s Atlanta conference https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/profdev/past-presentations daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598027329503-ZOR0NQSE5DAZMLZTRAK5/Screen+Shot+2020-08-21+at+12.27.35+PM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598452334187-4XM870T7QG7BVPOO3EKV/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.17.40+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598452499750-JELRJ7YO7F16VXP4SZAY/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.34.21+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598452840187-EZ19G687F3LMYZ61R8C7/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.40.00+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598452868140-3VBZPIXHW8SOSS45RQTF/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.39.23+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598452897639-A0E9P6PKNEH2LHUVRYCF/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.36.48+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598453185745-0CDXDLI7AYME41L647G6/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.46.09+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598453213949-WCEI8L2ROWL23DXE0GH2/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.44.35+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598453244169-NC6C2FPQOOG6SJCPW398/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+10.26.11+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598539371844-W6INAUBIN1YBUIFP0Q74/Screen+Shot+2020-08-27+at+10.39.26+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598539508575-PXD3D5RLH8W93YW8O6DM/Screen+Shot+2020-08-27+at+10.38.33+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1598539414745-N5NCPQJVQEUHAT43ENGF/Screen+Shot+2020-08-27+at+10.35.03+AM.png Past Presentations by Page Keeley https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/picture-cards daily 0.75 2020-08-29 https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/resources/formative-assessment-templates daily 0.75 2020-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600523993862-193S058Y0SR5DHOC7IX4/Template+Graphic.jpg Templates for Selected Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs) - Templates Downloadable templates are provided for selected formative assessment classroom techniques (FACTs) in each book. These templates are designed so that you can customize them for your classroom context. Below are links to the available templates for each book. To see the complete list of FACTs for each book, click on the book cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600521962064-WCAB4XAJG4CEAQDG3IUV/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+3.49.03+PM.png Templates for Selected Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600521993110-1WB94GHOEMJZXTZT9KT3/SFA+V2.jpg Templates for Selected Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600522241705-CCK9ED1U8E1245E4DIQU/Math+FA1.jpg Templates for Selected Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600522092161-QV1O4E307M5074W4UENC/MathFAV2.jpg Templates for Selected Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTs) https://www.uncoveringstudentideas.org/templates daily 0.75 2020-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09c80930b545063d089cc6/1600606352259-D4JV44LRLUCI7HJ4GQ2O/Template+Graphic.jpg Redirected page for templates The templates have been redirected to a new page. 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