AIM

In order to assess the impact of the AIM PD on teachers’ content knowledge, HRI used a 25-item assessment previously developed by the AIM project. The assessment includes three kinds of items, each set in instructional contexts: (a) knowledge of science content; (b) assessing teacher content knowledge through the analysis of student thinking; and (c) assessing teacher content knowledge through instructional decision-making. The assessment is meant to be administered prior to, and at the conclusion of, the PD. More detailed information about the assessment, including its validity and reliability as well as administration instructions, is available in the Force and Motion Teacher Assessment User Manual.

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