February, 2008
Assessing-to-Learn Physics: Project Website
High school physics teachers, check out this UMass Amherst site.
Grade Level: 9-12
http://a2l.physics.umass.edu/

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CONTENT
Assessing-to-Learn (A2L) is a research project of The Physics Education Research Group based at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. This project Web site offers information and resources for classroom teachers interested in the pedagogic practice of formative assessment in high school physics.
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SITE DESIGN
The site can be easily navigated with links on the top navigation tabs and in the left sidebar. A Library Help page is available for help in searching the database |
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REVIEW
The Physics Education Research Group undertook this project to study how continuous formative assessment could be implemented in the high school physics class. This site offers materials for teachers to use as they use this strategy in their own classrooms. It includes papers that explain the pedagogic philosophy behind the approach and how to implement it in the classroom, an items library (questions and problems for instructional use)and a page that describes how to use the items effectively. The Items Library can be searched by level, keyword, phrase or any combination of the three. Many of the items include teacher aids for using them effectively in the classroom. Also included are references and a discussion forum.
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