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Assessing Creative Thinking in Design-Based Learning
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Doppelt, Yaron – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
Infusing creative thinking competence through the design process of authentic projects requires not only changing the teaching methods and learning environment, but also adopting new assessment methods, such as portfolio assessment. The participants in this study were 128 high school pupils who have studied MECHATRONICS from 10th to 12th grades…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Engineering Education, Student Projects, Class Activities
Integrating Alternative Assessment in a Project-Based Learning Course for Pre-Service Science and Technology Teachers
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Frank, Moti; Barzilai, Abigail – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
This paper deals with a required methods course, based on the national curriculum of science and technology for junior high schools. The course participants are pre-service teachers who study towards a B.Sc. degree in education in science and technology parallel to their studies in one of the faculties of sciences or engineering. Working in small…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Technology Education
Designing Performance Assessment Systems for Urban Teacher Preparation
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Peterman, Francine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This book presents an argument for, and invites, critical examination of teacher preparation and assessment practices--in light of both the complexity and demands of urban settings and the theories of learning and learning to teach that guide teacher education practices. This dynamic approach distinguishes the authors' stance on urban teacher…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Learning Theories, Urban Teaching, Urban Schools