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Direct linkKind, Per Morten – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The article argues that science assessment should change from an item-driven to a construct-driven practice and pay more attention to disciplinary scientific reasoning. It investigates assessment scales developed from a novel theoretical rationale, describing scientific reasoning as three fundamental practices (hypothesizing, experimenting, and…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Evaluation, Hypothesis Testing, Experiments
Peer reviewedWelch, Wayne W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a secondary analysis of a national assessment of educational progress in science which was conducted in 1981-1982 with students of age nine. Suggests that elementary school students' achievement and attitude are influenced jointly by a number of factors rather than by one or two dominant ones. (TW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Environment
