Bring your science lessons to life with Scientifica. Providing just the right proportion of 'reading' versus 'doing', these engaging resources are differentiated to support and challenge pupils of varying abilities.

Bring your science lessons to life with Scientifica. Providing just the right proportion of 'reading' versus 'doing', these engaging resources are differentiated to support and challenge pupils of varying abilities.

Bring your science lessons to life with Scientifica. Providing just the right proportion of 'reading' versus 'doing', these engaging resources are differentiated to support and challenge pupils of varying abilities.

This Spiral Edition Teacher Support Pack offers comprehensive support and guidance, providing the best possible learning experience for your students and saving time for everyone in the department.

This Framework Edition Teacher Support Pack offers support and guidance.

Each double-page spread provides a complete teaching unit of about one hour. The illustrations are in full colour and are always shown close to the relevant text. The reading age of the sentences and the number of words on a page have been carefully controlled. The sentence structure is simple, accessible and friendly, with clear personalised questions. The pages are carefully designed to show the pupils a very clear route through each spread. Every page has a 'Things to do' section of questions. These are useful for homework, or as extra work for faster students, or for work during staff absence.

Each double-page spread provides a complete teaching unit of about one hour. The illustrations are in full colour and are always shown close to the relevant text. The reading age of the sentences and the number of words on a page have been carefully controlled. The sentence structure is simple, accessible and friendly, with clear personalised questions. The pages are carefully designed to show the pupils a very clear route through each spread. Every page has a 'Things to do' section of questions. These are useful for homework, or as extra work for faster students, or for work during staff absence.

Under pressure and support from the federal government, states have increasingly turned to indicators based on student test scores to evaluate teachers and schools, as well as students themselves. The focus thus far has been on test scores in those subject areas where there is a sequence of consecutive tests, such as in mathematics or English/language arts with a focus on grades 4-8. Teachers in these subject areas, however, constitute less than thirty percent of the teacher workforce in a district. Comparatively little has been written about the measurement of achievement in the other grades and subjects. This volume seeks to remedy this imbalance by focusing on the assessment of student achievement in a broad range of grade levels and subject areas, with particular attention to their use in the evaluation of teachers and schools in all. It addresses traditional end-of-course tests, as well as alternative measures such as portfolios, exhibitions, and student learning objectives. In each case, issues related to design and development, psychometric considerations, and validity challenges are covered from both a generic and a content-specific perspective. The NCME Applications of Educational Measurement and Assessment series includes edited volumes designed to inform research-based applications of educational measurement and assessment. Edited by leading experts, these books are comprehensive and practical resources on the latest developments in the field. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license