Teaching

Teaching

Contributors in Teaching

Teaching

The range of scores possible for the student to achieve on a test or an assessment. Performance assessments typically use a 4- to 6-point scale, compared to a scale of 100 or more with traditional ...

Scoring guide

Education; Teaching

A set of guidelines for rating student work. A scoring guide describes what is being assessed, provides a scoring scale, and helps the teacher or rater correctly place work on the scale.

Standards

Education; Teaching

Statements of what students should know and be able to demonstrate. Various standards have been developed by national organizations, state departments of education, districts, and schools.

Scientific knowledge

Education; Teaching

Knowledge that provides people with the conceptual and technological tools to explain and describe how the world works.

Appreciative inquiry

Education; Teaching

This is a method of innovation in which a colleague observes and discusses the work of another, focusing on identifying what is working and inviting exploration of alternatives.

Analytical trait scoring

Education; Teaching

A method for assigning a summary score to a product, performance, or work sample based on a prior analysis that defined the key traits, dimensions, or characteristics possessed by the class of ...

Authentic task

Education; Teaching

School assignment that has a real-world application. Such tasks bear a strong resemblance to tasks performed in nonschool settings (such as the home, an organization, or the workplace) and require ...