Student Learning Assessment Tool

Student Learning Assessment Tool

This assessment tool outlines how students demonstrate critical thinking through observation, interpretation, evaluation, and reasoning during scientific investigations. Educators can use it to assess inquiry-based learning, evidence use, and reasoning skills aligned with scientific practices and NGSS standards. This resource forms part of the following teaching guides: - Who Wins and Who Loses in a Rapidly Changing Forest?- What Happened at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?- What Dinosaur Did These Bones Come From?- Insect Apocalypse

Topics

  • critical thinking
  • scientific reasoning
  • observation skills
  • evidence-based conclusions
  • inquiry learning
  • hypothesis development
  • data interpretation
  • classroom assessment
  • scientific practices
  • reasoning skills