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Recent government publications such as Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy and Science for All Americans have given teachers a mandate for improving science education in America. What we know about how learners construct meaning--particularly in the natural sciences--has undergone a virtual revolutio...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | San Diego : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Educational psychology series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124983656 |
| Summary: |
Recent government publications such as Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy and Science for All Americans have given teachers a mandate for improving science education in America. What we know about how learners construct meaning--particularly in the natural sciences--has undergone a virtual revolution in the past 25 years. Teachers, as well as researchers, are now grappling with how to better teach science, as well as how to assess whether students are learning. Assessing Science Understanding is a companion volume to Teaching Science for Understanding and explores how to assess whether learn |
| Item Description: | Companion volume to Teaching science for understanding. 1998. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxii, 386 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0585492034 9780585492032 9780124983656 0124983650 |
| Index Number: | LB1585 |
| CLC: | N4 |
| Contents: |
Learning, teaching, and assessment : a human constructivist perspective / Assessing science understanding through concept maps / Assessing science understanding : the epistemological vee diagram / "What do you mean by that?" : using structured interviews to assess science understanding / Dialogue as data : assessing students' scientific reasoning with interactive protocols / Designing an image-based biology test / Observation rubrics in science assessment / Portfolios in science assessment : a knowledge-based model for classroom practice / SemNet software as an assessment tool / Writing to inquire : written products as performance measures / Relevance of multiple-choice testing in assessing science understanding / National and international assessment / |