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SEPUP provides a number of resources that can be useful to classroom
teachers, school and district administrators, and researchers in the field
of science education.
The SEPUP assessment system applies new theories and methods to the practice
of teacher-managed, classroom-based assessment of student performance.
This approach is known as embedded assessment. Opportunities to assess
student progress and performance are integrated into the instructional
materials and are virtually indistinguishable from day-to-day classroom
activities. The student assessments in all SEPUP instructional materials
were developed and field tested along with the instructional materials
and are an integral part of the teaching and learning process.
All SEPUP instructional materials correlate well with the National
Science Education Standards (NSES) and to
the standards
set forth
by some states.
Each SEPUP curriculum addresses many, but not all, of these
standards. Other instructional materials, including those
developed by SEPUP,
may be used to help address these standards in their entirety.
SEPUP's innovative approach to science education has made it a natural
focus for a variety of studies both by academic institutions and by
school districts. SEPUP has compiled a bibliography of this
research which shows the range of topics that have been investigated.
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