The Art of Reviewing Science Journals

Science journals are wonderful tools. They offer a glimpse into children's science understandings, and they are both diagnostic and pedagogically informative to teachers. Examining and reflecting on children's journal work lets teachers embed assessment in curriculum and instruction; howev...

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Published in:Science and children 2004-11, Vol.42 (3), p.43-45
Main Authors: Shepardson, Daniel P., Britsch, Susan Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Educational materials
Educational standards
Evaluation Methods
Faculty Development
Journal Writing
Misconception
Science Education
Science learning
Science Teachers
Sound
Sound pitch
String plucking
Student Evaluation
Student Journals
Vibration
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Summary:Science journals are wonderful tools. They offer a glimpse into children's science understandings, and they are both diagnostic and pedagogically informative to teachers. Examining and reflecting on children's journal work lets teachers embed assessment in curriculum and instruction; however, effectively analyzing children's journal writing and drawing takes practice. Over the past few years, as teacher-educators involved in the Children's Literacy and Science Project (CLASP), a research and professional development program funded by Toyota USA Foundation, the authors have taught teachers how to improve their understanding of children?s journal responses, what to look for in children's responses and what these responses reveal about students levels of understandings, and how these responses can guide subsequent instruction.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812