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Assessment Practices of STEM Teachers

Lead Staff:
Jim Hammerman

Summary

The project studies the development of the science assessment practices of teachers in high-needs districts. It works with prior participants in Noyce-funded pre-service teacher education programs, as well as in-service teachers participating in an NSF-funded professional development program. It describes current assessment practices and how those have changed over time; the conceptual, pedagogical, cultural, and political challenges negotiated by teachers as they make changes in their practices in Boston Public Schools and other high needs districts; and how assessment practices are related to student performance in those districts.

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