A workbook of example and practice questions to build a solid foundation of skills in the subject areas of Science reasoning, Life science, Physical science and Earth science, as measured by the GED, TASC, and HiSET high school equivalency science tests; includes answers and explanations for all lesson exercises, and pretest and posttest questions.

Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is CBM and Why Should I Do It? -- 2. CBM for Assessment and Problem Solving -- 3. How to Conduct Early Reading CBM -- 4. How to Conduct Reading CBM -- 5. How to Conduct Spelling CBM -- 6. How to Conduct Writing CBM -- 7. How to Conduct Early Numeracy CBM -- 8. How to Conduct Math CBM -- 9. How to Conduct Content-Area CBM -- 10. Charting and Graphing Data to Help Make Decisions -- 11. Planning to Use CBM--and Keeping It Going -- Appendix A. Norms for Early Reading CBM, OPR CBM, and Maze CBM -- Appendix B. Reproducible Quick Guides and Forms for Conducting CBM -- References -- Index

To teach hands-on skills mandated by the NYS Intermediate-Level Science Core Curriculum.

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