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Rønsen, Anne Kristin; Smith, Kari – Professional Development in Education, 2014
By following a professional development project focusing on enhancing assessment competence amongst teachers, the current study examines how teachers use reflective writing and systematic discussions as tools for developing competence in assessment. More specifically, the article aims at identifying conditions that influence and facilitate…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies, Reflection, Evaluation Methods
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Sadler, Troy D.; Zeidler, Dana L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
In this article, we explore the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) with a lens informed by the socioscientific issues (SSI) movement. We consider the PISA definition of scientific literacy and how it is situated with respect to broader discussions of the aims of science education. We also present an overview of the SSI framework…
Descriptors: Test Items, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Science Process Skills