…rather than dread. In six easy-to-follow steps, this book empowers science teachers to create tasks that guide students to use their knowledge, not just memorize facts. The NGSA design process…
Journal Articles Multidimensional Science Assessment: Design Challenges and Technology Affordances Brian D. Gane, Diksha Gaur, Samuel Arnold, and Daniel Damelin Educational Designer — Feb 2024 A Roadmap for Virtual Professional…
…a predictive or causal account of scientific phenomena; engineers build models to test and revise design solutions. A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)…
…example, by putting windows on the South-facing wall or changing the insulation material. Then they add solar panels and run a simulation to see how good their design is. Q….
…through Modeling Matter are: 1) revise a curricular unit about matter for kindergarten classrooms, 2) design a parallel curricular unit incorporating technology, and 3) test a series of model-based activities…
…the model is running, the student sees the movement of the plates, the addition of new crust at the ridge, and the subsequent variation in topography as the underwater mountain…
…in task design. Figure 4. Design process for developing assessment tasks for classroom formative use. (Harris, Krajcik, Pellegrino, & McElhaney, 2016*). Used with permission. Conclusion The Next Generation Science Assessment…
…a human instructor who provides feedback to the designer based on evaluating the design artifacts. For example, the percepts of performance for a zero-energy building under design may be the…
…tools, networks, and pedagogies. To fuel this new field, we are developing the Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP), a data exploration tool designed to enable more learners to use…
Artificial Intelligence Research for Engineering Design, Modeling Plate Tectonics for Learning, Sensing Science through Modeling Matter, and more in Spring @Concord…