Continuous Learning and Automated Scoring in Science

CLASS, in partnership with Educational Testing Services (ETS), investigated how to provide continuous assessment and feedback to guide students’ understanding during science inquiry learning experiences, as well as detailed guidance to teachers and administrators through a technology-enhanced system. Automated assessment activities capture students’ abilities to integrate their ideas and to form coherent scientific arguments. CLASS designed inquiry curricula featuring automated assessments for over 4,000 middle school students and 29 teachers in three diverse Northern California school districts.