At the recent Colorado Science Conference I did a presentation on “10 things you can do to improve student achievement”. I have always been interested in what the best ways to engage students with knowledge are and how to ensure that students retain that knowledge. A combination of combing research and personal experience using various techniques; I have come up with this list of 10 strategies to improve student achievement.
1.Science study should involve doing science, that is questioning and discovering, not just covering material.
2.A Limited, judicious use of information giving. Students should only receive information in 10 minute time frames with time to then process and apply what they have learned.
3.Students should explore fewer topics in depth, not skim many superficially.
4.Develop a clear, coherent, science content storyline.
5.Integrate and teach how scientists read, write, speak, and do math.
6.Provide applications of science and technology.
7.Teacher use of Formative Assessments to guide instruction and improvement rather than to assign blame.
8.Interactive engagement of students (Students Are Intellectually Engaged with Important Ideas Relevant to the Focus of the Lesson).
9.Science is shown as a dynamic body of knowledge.
10.Sufficient time for Sense-Making.
Sources:
• Weiss and the Horizon research group
• TIMSS Video study
• Brain based teaching
• Linking science and literacy
• Use of Formative Assessments
• Brain Considerate Classrooms
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