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Download full textBaxter, Gail P.; Bass, Kristin M.; Glaser, Robert – 2000
This study examined the use of student notebooks in three fifth-grade science classrooms during a unit on electric circuits to determine the extent to which notebooks might serve as a tool for monitoring teaching and learning. Analyses of classroom contexts indicated that teachers promoted notebook writing through explicit instructions and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades, Learning
Peer reviewedBaxter, Gail P.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1992
A procedure-based observational scoring system and a notebook completed by students were evaluated as science assessments for 41 fifth grade students experienced in hands-on science and 55 fifth grade students inexperienced in hands-on science. Results suggest that notebooks may be a reasonable, although less reliable, surrogate for observed…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Baxter, Gail P.; And Others – 1996
The role of performance assessments in making cognitive activity apparent to teachers and students was studied through descriptions of the cognitive activity of 31 fifth-grade students. Differences while carrying out a science performance assessment reveal critical differences between those who think and reason well with their knowledge of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Peer reviewedWebb, Noreen M.; Baxter, Gail P.; Thompson, Laurie – Elementary School Journal, 1997
Examined fifth-grade teachers' grouping practices for hands-on science instruction. Found that teachers tended to form heterogeneous groups in relation to the composition of their classrooms, whereas students tended to form homogeneous groups with respect to gender, ethnicity, and achievement. Some classroom compositions severely constrained…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Peer reviewedBaxter, Gail P. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1995
Two methods of assessing student learning of a hands-on instructional unit are compared. One method involves manipulation of concrete materials, and the other method involves manipulation of icons on a computer to solve an electric circuits problem. Sixth-grade students in an inquiry-based science program completed both assignments. (LZ)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Baxter, Gail P.; And Others – 1994
The degree to which performance assessments meet their dual mandate to evaluate student learning and inform instructional practice is not adequately addressed through traditional concerns for reliability and validity. A possible approach is suggested for examining the cognitive activity students engage in during a performance assessment. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
