engage with the target according to specific criteria and helped him interpret his success as more multidimensional than just a words-per-minute score. Science laboratory reports In an 8th grade science inclusion classroom, the regular and special education teachers worked together. They wanted their students to learn science inquiry process skills—how to write testable questions and hypotheses and gather and interpret data to answer them—as well as how to write up the process in a conventional lab report. The teachers prepared a handout, "How to Write a Lab Report," and the rubric shown in Figure 8.2, which they adapted from Internet sources. They also taught lessons about lab reports that included having students look at sample lab reports before they began work on their own. During their work, the teachers gave students information and coaching on the science content (in this case, filtering water) and necessary materials. After students completed their lab reports but before they turned them in, they used the rubric for self-assessment and potential revisions. Figure 8.2. Science Laboratory Report Rubric 4 3 2 1 States a States a States a Does not hypothesis hypothesis hypothesis, state a Research that is based that is although hypothesis. Questions on research based on basis for the Introduction and and/or research hypothesis may be a Hypotheses sound and/or is not clear general reasoning sound or statement of and is reasoning hypothesis the topic or testable. and is is not the Report title testable. testable. assignment, reflects Report title Report title or may be question or may not may not missing or hypothesis. reflect the reflect the unclear. question or question or hypothesis. hypothesis. Procedure Procedure Description Description the includes a includes a or is unclear, Experiment very detailed very step list of and description detailed how the experiment or description experiment not be list of or was repeated how the list of performed because of experiment how the is vague, lack of was experiment and description. performed. was experiment All are performed; would be included. however, all hard for steps are someone
engage with the target according to specific criteria and helped him interpret his success as more multidimensional than just a words-per-minute score. Science laboratory reports In an 8th grade science inclusion classroom, the regular and special education teachers worked together. They wanted their students to learn science inquiry process skills—how to write testable questions and hypotheses and gather and interpret data to answer them—as well as how to write up the process in a conventional lab report. The teachers prepared a handout, "How to Write a Lab Report," and the rubric shown in Figure 8.2, which they adapted from Internet sources. They also taught lessons about lab reports that included having students look at sample lab reports before they began work on their own. During their work, the teachers gave students information and coaching on the science content (in this case, filtering water) and necessary materials. After students completed their lab reports but before they turned them in, they used the rubric for self-assessment and potential revisions. Figure 8.2. Science Laboratory Report Rubric 4 3 2 1 Research Questions and Hypotheses States a hypothesis that is based on research and/or sound reasoning and is testable. Report title reflects question or hypothesis. States a hypothesis that is based on research and/or sound reasoning and is testable. Report title may not reflect the question or hypothesis. States a hypothesis, although basis for the hypothesis is not clear or hypothesis is not testable. Report title may not reflect the question or hypothesis. Does not state a hypothesis. Introduction may be a general statement of the topic or the assignment, or may be missing or unclear. the Experiment Procedure includes a very detailed description or list of how the experiment was performed. All are included. Procedure includes a very detailed description or list of how the experiment was performed; however, all steps are Description or list of how the experiment was performed is vague, and experiment would be hard for someone Description is unclear, and experiment not be repeated because of lack of description. step
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