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Direct linkWren, David; Barbera, Jack – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Assessing conceptual understanding of foundational topics before instruction on higher-order concepts can provide chemical educators with information to aid instructional design. This study provides an instrument that can be used to identify students' alternative conceptions regarding thermochemistry concepts. The Thermochemistry Concept Inventory…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Item Response Theory
Lewis, Anne C. – School Administrator, 1996
Conflicting policy decisions, scaling difficulties, teacher resistance, and mediocre results are slowing adoption of authentic student-evaluation measures. With more conservative state leadership, California and Arizona rejected performance assessment, and other states have followed. Despite various setbacks, new assessments are becoming the norm.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
