Accurate Reflection of Scientific Process

0 Undermines, through words or actions, the value of accuracy or inquiry in science
1 Occasionally undermines, through inadvertent words or actions, the value of accuracy or inquiry (e.g. by short-circuiting exploration by telling students what they 'should have found')
2 Rarely undermines, through inadvertent words or actions, the value of accuracy or inquiry (students are encouraged to evaluate evidence for themselves without being told what to conclude)
3 Reinforces the value of accuracy or inquiry via higher-order questioning and ample opportunity for students to interpret observations and make judgments based on evidence
Last updated: January, 2005.

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