SITE ORGANIZATION
On this website we present scientific argument assessments for reading, writing, and talking. Under each of these modalities, the assessments measure specific characteristics of arguments. For instance, there are two assessments for reading scientific arguments: forms of justification and relevant-supporting evidence. The page that presents each assessment is formatted to provide the same categories of information. For example, if you click on Reading Assessment --> Forms of Justification you will find all of the documents for that characteristic of an argument.
On this page, we also present that same information by category of information instead of by characteristic of the argument. For example, If you click on Assessments below you will find all of the assessments available for reading, writing and talking argument across the different characteristics.
On this page, we also present that same information by category of information instead of by characteristic of the argument. For example, If you click on Assessments below you will find all of the assessments available for reading, writing and talking argument across the different characteristics.
materials presented for each assessment
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Description
Describes the topic of the assessment and provides key terms
Separates the topic of the assessment (construct) into qualitatively distinct levels that characterize students' progression towards greater expertise Provides the items that can be used with students Provides answers to the multiple-choice items as well as rubrics to assess constructed response items Describes strategies teachers can use to help students progress along the construct map Provides the psychometric analyses from pilot studies with middle school students |
