In contrast, continuous assessment uses the black box of the classroom as the site for an ongoing inquiry into what and how the students are learning. ... There are a number of benefits for teachers and their students when they start using continuous assessment in their classroom. ... Over time the documentation of the evolution of students' understandings, skills, and science dispositions can be accumulated and can provide a wealth of data for reporting student progress and development for occasions such as report cards, science nights, and parent conferences. 2) ENHANCES STUDENT LEARNI...

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The original OTA report on technology and education (OTA, 1988) dealt with the entire field. ... One area of that report dealt with teacher education. ... It was one of the last reports produced by OTA before Congress eliminated the agency. Even with the growing recognition of the need for work on ITTE, it is interesting to note that the 1200-page Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology (Jonassen, 1996) does not have a chapter on technology and teacher education, and the term teacher education does not appear in the index of the book. ... Although empirical-researc...

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" With works of art, students have the opportunity to learn about where a certain artist and their work came from rather than finding it in a history book. ... The arts continue to be important in the educational systems because they teach students life skills, such as how to work with each other, and how to communicate with others. ... Current communities have started to thrive more on the arts because people need to be entertained and want to be relaxed with the arts. ... It is amazing on how important the arts can be by improving a student's academic achievement scores. ... It...

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