1. Situated assessment using virtual environments for science content and inquiry
Diane Jass Ketelhut—Temple U
Brian Nelson—Arizona State U
Catherine Schifter—Temple U

2. SAVE Science 5 year project Motivation: Design a series of modules
Text based high stakes test
Separation of inquiry and content
Design a series of modules
7th and 8th grades
Assess local curriculum
Integrate scientific inquiry with content

3. Research Questions Three areas Insights into student
Understanding
Self-efficacy
Issues of cognitive load
Teacher practices/acceptances

4. Teacher Acceptance Guided by
Schifter model of teacher uptake of technology
Time on task, technical and social support
Previous Experiences
One on one works best but unsustainable
Fully online sustainable but ineffective
Success with hybrid, teacher videos, personal experiences

5. Issues
How do we manage this new datastream as an authentic data for assessment?
How do we get teachers/schools to buy in to this?