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Assessment without Levels
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Earle, Sarah; Davies, Dan – Education in Science, 2014
Assessment is primarily a matter of judgement rather than measurement, yet for too long the nation has been pretending that pupils' attainment and measurement can be measured in increasingly fine detail (one APS "point" being one sixth of an original National Curriculum level). The lack of validity and reliability of this approach…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Alternative Assessment
What Happened Next? Making and Using an Interactive DVD Quiz Game
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Sluman, Jonny – Primary Science, 2013
In this article Jonny Sluman describes how he adapted an interactive DVD quiz game at a Christmas family get-together into an exciting, creative science activity to teach his students. The rounds included: a "quick fire" question round, a "what happened next" round, a music round, and a "spot the difference" round.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Video Technology, Multimedia Materials
The Organization of Project Work in a Mode 3 O-Level Chemistry Course.
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Greatorex, D.; Lister, J. M. – School Science Review, 1980
Discusses some of the problems associated with the organization of a British chemistry course. Results that can be achieved in this Mode 3 O-Level chemistry course are also discussed. (HM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Evaluation, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
The Assessment of Performance in Science Project.
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Driver, Rosalind; Worsley, Christopher – European Journal of Science Education, 1979
Described are national methods of assessing and monitoring the achievement in science of students of 11, 13, and 16 years old in England and Wales. The tasks of the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU), a unit within the Department of Education and Science, are also described. (HM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis