1. Science –Summative NSTA

Oklahoma Christian University
School of Education

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* 1. Please complete the following:

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* 2. Response date

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* 3. For each item, please input 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Note: If a particular item is not applicable, please indicate it as 'NA.'
0 = Insufficient evidence for rating (not attempted)
1 = Basic (initial state of development, needs improvement)
2 = Emerging (progressing beyond basic)
3 = Proficient (meets standard, competent) Target for teacher candidates
4 = Exemplary (performance comparable to that of experienced effective teachers)
NA = Not applicable
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NSTA Standard 2: Nature of Science

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1. Plan multiple lessons using a variety of inquiry approaches that demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of how all students learn science. 2a

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* 4. NSTA Standard 3: Inquiry

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2. Include active inquiry lessons where students collect and interpret data in order to develop and communicate concepts and understand scientific processes, relationships and natural patterns from empirical experiences. 

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* 5. NSTA Standard 4: Issues

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3. Design instruction and assessment strategies that confront and address naïve concepts/preconceptions.  2c

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* 6. NSTA Standard 5: General Skills of Teaching

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4. Use a variety of strategies that demonstrate the candidates’ knowledge and understanding of how to select the appropriate teaching and learning activities
5. Develop lesson plans that include active inquiry lessons where students collect and interpret data using applicable science-specific technology
6. Plan fair and equitable assessment strategies to analyze student learning and to evaluate if the learning goals are met.
7. Plan a learning environment and learning experiences for all students that demonstrate safety and ethical treatment of animals.
8. Design activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate the safe and proper techniques for the preparation, storage, dispensing, supervision, and disposal of all materials
9. Design and demonstrate activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate an ability to implement emergency procedures and the maintenance of safety equipment

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* 7. NSTA Standard 6: Curriculum

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10. Design and demonstrate activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate ethical decision-making with respect to the treatment of all living organisms
11. Collect, organize, analyze, and reflect on diagnostic, formative and summative evidence of a change in mental functioning

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* 8. NSTA Standard 7: Science in the Community

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12. Provide data to show that P-12 students are able to distinguish science from nonscience
13. Engage students in developmentally appropriate inquiries

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* 9. NSTA Inquiry

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14. Initiating  Event (Opening Activity)
15. Observations.
16. Hypothesis

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* 10. Inquiry continued

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17. Prediction
18. Experimental Design 
19. Data Collection

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* 11. NSTA Standard 10: Professional Growth

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20. Analysis/ Conclusions
21.Reformulation
22. Wrap-up/assessment
23. Initiating  Event (Opening Activity)

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* 12. Inquiry Continued

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24. Observations
25. Observation to be explored
26. Hypothesis

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* 13. Inquiry Continued

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27. Prediction
28. Experimental Design
29. Data Collection
30. Analysis/Conclusions

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* 14. Inquiry Continued

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31. Reformation
32. Wrap-up/ assessment
33. Procedure
34. Data Collection
35. Analysis/ Conclusions
36. Wrap-up/ assessment

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* 15. Safety

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37. Lab safety expectations are clearly communicated
38. Lab safety expectations and procedures are clearly communicated and assessed
39. Lab safety expectations are communicated  and enforced regarding appropriate lab behavior
40. Lab safety expectations are communicated  and enforced regarding the usage of safety equipment
41. Lab safety expectations are communicated  and enforced regarding the event of an accident or emergency
42. Lab safety expectations are communicated  and enforced regarding waste preparation, dispensing, and disposal of materials.

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* 16. Ethical Treatment of Animals

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43. Appropriate safety equipment, handling, and disposal of animals (biology)
44. Design and demonstrate activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate ethical decision-making with respect to the treatment of all living organisms

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