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The Missing Disciplinary Substance of Formative Assessment
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Coffey, Janet E.; Hammer, David; Levin, Daniel M.; Grant, Terrance – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
We raise concerns about the current state of research and development in formative assessment, specifically to argue that in its concentration on "strategies for the teacher", the literature overlooks the "disciplinary substance" of what teachers and students assess. Our argument requires analysis of specific instances in the literature, and so we…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, High School Students, Biology, Secondary School Science