Corriculum Evaluation - Assignment Example

Rubric YourFirst YourLast STAGE (Level) CRITERIA AT Expected Level Grading [3] BELOW (Expected Level) Grading Early Education Centre Objectives related to Sciences demonstrates normal scientific skills Demonstrates normal knowledge of characteristics of living things Appears able to show normal earths movement Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks normally appears to have knowledge of physical properties of objects and materials Child unable to recognize any scientific skills Unable to recognize earths movements Little knowledge and understanding of how tools work Pre-School 3 and 4 Demonstrate good observational skills. Recognize basic cause and effect relationships. Communicate their ideas or provide explanations using their own scientific experience and vocabulary Identify Changing time periods Good understanding of cause and effect relationships Poor observation skills – unable to describe elements after observation Poor communication skills Kindergarten and Grade 1 Gather and record information. Making ideas through observation Good communication skills through scientific experience Identify varying elements Show care and respect for themselves, other living things and the environment. Minimal data collection skills Lack of attention to detail when collecting data Average and poor communication skills Unable to portray respect for self and for living things Grades 2 and 3 Application of Scientific Methods Who We Are Demonstrate observational skills by using their senses and selected observational tools. Make predictions, and test and refine their ideas with increasing accuracy. Recognize that change may be affected by one or more variables. Communicate their ideas or provide explanations using their own scientific experience and that of others. Lack of full utilization of senses for observational purposes Unable to make more than 50% predictions Breakdown in communication Difficulty in taking note of changing environments Grade 4 How The World Works State a problem or formulate a question on a particular issue and identify the main variables involved Communicate findings using scientific language, writing, and mathematics Classify rocks/minerals and their associated fossils Unable to use a variety of instruments and tools to measure data accurately Unable to Identify or generate a question or problem to be explored. Difficulties in rock classification Sharing the Planet Employ appropriate tools and techniques to systematically collect data communicates findings using scientific language, writing and mathematics Ask questions about the effectiveness of their procedure and about scientific knowledge Understand all living things require food and water Difficulties in understanding the basics of the planet Unable to connect questions to the general problems Where We Are in Place and Time Explain how men and women in science have made contributions that impact the quality of life Lack of clear understanding of the impacts of science on the world Grade 5 How The World Works Good identification and understanding of the composition of matter Ability to describe chemical changes Good understanding of electricity and its properties Partial understanding of the composition of matter Difficulties in explaining the chemical changes How We Express Ourselves Give clear description of how our senses help create knowledge Identify all the five senses Identifies less than three senses Lack of connection between knowledge creation and senses use Who We Are Identifies the benefits and practices of appropriate health, nutrition, and resource conservation Understand all living things require food and water Lack of identification of the practices and the benefits of appropriate health Where We Are in Place and Time Communicates findings using scientific language, writing Compare positive and negative aspects of technological advances on society Poor communication skills Grade 6 Knowing and understanding Able to outline scientific knowledge solve problems set in familiar situations and suggest solutions to problems set in unfamiliar situations Unable to outline scientific knowledge Difficulties in solving problems set in known situations Inquiring and designing outline an appropriate problem or research question to be tested by a scientific investigation outline a testable prediction using scientific reasoning Design scientific investigations. Unable to create a research question Unable to design scientific investigations Processing and evaluating Interpret data and outline results using scientific reasoning Inability to interpret data effectively Reflecting on the impacts of science describe and summarize the various implications of using science and its application in solving a specific problem or issue apply scientific language effectively Difficulties in comprehending scientific language Unable to summarize different implications of science usage Grade 8 and 10 Knowing and understanding describe scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and unfamiliar situations analyze information to make scientifically supported judgments Partial description of scientific knowledge Lack of clear understanding of scientific knowledge Processing and evaluating Good understanding of scientific processing and evaluation methods Unable to describe methods accurately Inquiring and designing describe a problem or question to be tested by a scientific investigation outline a testable hypothesis and explain it using scientific reasoning describe how to manipulate the variables, and describe how data will be collected Design scientific investigations. Unable to structure a scientific problem in the correct structure Unable to give a clear outline of a testable scientific hypothesis Read More