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Analyzing and Interpreting Evidence

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Slide 1 (Heritage, 2009)

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Slide 2 Interpreting Sample Student Responses

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Student Responses Things float because they are flat An object floats because it is made of a light material Small things float, and large things sink The way you can tell whether an object will sink or float is based on where it falls on the graph; above the line and it floats, below the line and it sinks Interpretation Student needs to work on developing understanding of mass and volume Student needs to understand that objects have mass Student needs to learn about mass, volume, and their relationship Student needs to learn to provide specific information in responses and/or to include a diagram or ratio with his/her explanation Slide 3 Interpretation of Science Responses

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Your Turn As you watch the video clip, note how the teacher is eliciting and interpreting evidence. Slide 4 Video Link Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

For this activity you will need Handout Review the learning goal and success criteria provided. Read the student paragraph and practice interpreting it as evidence of the success criteria. What are the next steps you would provide for this student? You can work on your own, with a partner or in a small group to complete the activity. Consolidate Your Learning Slide 5 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

Try It Out Collect evidence of learning from your students, then meet with your TLC to discuss these questions: What interpretations about student understanding have you made? Does the evidence match your expected student responses? Do you need to refine the strategy you used to ensure that you capture all students’ understandings? Slide 6 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel