NOT Just Tests and Lab Reports

Alternate Assessment in Chemistry

Patti Duncan duncanpatti@gmail.com

There is NOTHING

wrong with “Traditional” Assessment

BUT…

There are LOTS of reasons to include

AlternateForms Of

Assessment

Formative Assessments Summative Assessments

Observations Concept/Topic Tests

Responses to discussions Unit Tests

Science Journals Statewide tests

Lab reports Final Exams

Traditional Assessment

Focus primarily on recall of information

According to “Blooms Taxonomy”

“Recall” falls within the lowest “level of thinking”

SOOOOO…….

WHATCAN

WEDO

????

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Some Things I Do…

Notebook Quizzes/Error Log

Hypothesis Project

Element For Life

How Big Is A Mole?

Mol Day Projects

Consumer Research

SOOOOO…….GET THEM THINKING, DOING, PROCESSING, AND……………….LEARNING!!!