MOSART: Misconception Oriented Standards-based Assessment Resource for Teachers
This MSP RETA project will develop a set of comprehensive subject matter assessment tools that can function as diagnostic tools to identify teachers' strength and weaknesses across grade levels. The assessment items will measure the extent to which teachers and students have mastery of the K-12 NRC Content Standards and the AAAS Benchmarks in Physical Science and Eartha nd Space Science. The application of psychometric models aligned with cognitive research findings will be used to establish scales and substests that accurately guage scientific understanding needed for teaching pre-college science courses. The assessment items will be reviewed by science faculty to ensure validity.The project will work with MSP Institutes both as a technical assistance project and as a site for research.
Resources
Teaching the Process of Science
This module was created by Stanford University's Anne E. Egger and addresses practical teaching questions like "what is the process of science," "why should I teach it," and "how do…
Assessment Instruments for MSPs from MOSART
The primary purpose of MOSART is to develop and provide to MSP Institutes assessment instruments for administration to teacher participants (and potentially to their students). Each such instrument will...
