Assessing General Education Science Courses: A Portfolio Approach

Autor/inn/en	Offerdahl, Erika; Impey, Chris
Titel	Assessing General Education Science Courses: A Portfolio Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 41 (2012) 5, S.19-25 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Majors (Students); General Education; Portfolios (Background Materials); Science Education; Portfolio Assessment; Assignments; Science Teachers; Classrooms; Elementary Secondary Education; Education Courses; Science Curriculum; Preservice Teachers; Academic Achievement; Undergraduate Study; Scientific Literacy; College Science; Scientific Methodology; Science Instruction; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Portfoliobeurteilung; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Classroom; Klassenraum; Fortbildungskurs; Schulleistung; Grundstudium; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Although the use of portfolios to assess student performance in K-12 science classrooms and to monitor the training of preservice science teachers is increasingly common, their implementation in undergraduate science courses is still limited. The work presented here represents one in-depth example of the integration of portfolio assessment into the standard assessment practices of a general education course for nonscience majors. The subject matter of the course was astrobiology, but the approach would work equally well for other science disciplines. The portfolio assignments were characterized by intensive writing, iteration on written assignments, engaging with popular and semitechnical articles on the subject matter, and expressing scientific principles involved in other contexts. The work described here will be of interest to other science instructors curious about ways in which to design portfolio assessments for use with nonscience majors to support general education requirements. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10