additional resources
Feedback: A Powerful Tool for Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics & Science
(Grade 2-6)
Mary Doran Brown
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into the topic.
Examining Student Work:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res2-01rich.cfm
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Critical Friends Group:
http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm?publication=http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200203/toc.html
Print Resources
Black, P., Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80 (2), 139-149.
Davies, A. (2000). Making Classroom Assessment Work. Courtenay: Connections Publishing.
DuFour, R. (1998). Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. National Educational Service.
Marzano, R., Pickering, J., Pollock, D., (2001). Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria: ASCD.
O'Connor, K. (2002). How to Grade for Learning. Glenview: Pearson.
Saphier, J., Gower, R. (1997). The Skillful Teacher. Acton: Research for Better Teaching, Inc.
Strong, R. W., Silver, H. F., & Perini, M. J. (2001) Teaching What Matters Most: Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Web Resources
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
TIMSS is a collaborative research project sponsored by the International Association
for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). In 1994-95, achievement tests
in mathematics and science were administered to carefully selected samples of students
in classrooms around the world. With more than 40 countries participating, five grades
assessed in two school subjects, more than half a million students tested in more than
30 languages, and millions of open-ended responses generated, TIMSS is the largest
and most ambitious study of comparative educational achievement ever undertaken.
Released item sets for TIMSS 1995 1999 2003 2007
National Assessment of Educational Progress
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
Mathematics Assessment
Science Assessment
The following links provide access to lesson plans in various content areas including language arts:
Marco Polo Resources
Math Archives
Mathematics GEMS
Science GEMS
SCORE Project Lesson Plans
Smithsonian Museum Educator Resource Site
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
National Educational Technology Standards Based Lessons by Subject Area
