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Reiss, Michael J. – School Science Review, 2018
The 1998 Nuffield Foundation report "Beyond 2000: Science Education for the Future," by Robin Millar and Jonathan Osborne, produced ten recommendations and had a major effect on curriculum development in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Twenty years after its publication, I pose ten questions for science education. The hope is that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Science Education History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gioka, Olga – Journal of Biological Education, 2007
Assessment for learning is any assessment for which the first priority is the promotion of pupils' learning. The purpose of this current study was to explore the extent to which science teachers use assessment for learning when they teach biology in secondary classes. A year-long study with nine secondary science teachers in four schools in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Biology, Teacher Effectiveness
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Daws, Nick; Singh, Birendra – School Science Review, 1999
Describes the trial use of formative assessment strategies in science classes in three English schools. Discusses the feasibility, benefits, and implementation of formative assessments in science. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries
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Watts, Mike; Ebbutt, Dave – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Investigated were 17-year-old British students' comments on their previous science education. Satisfying science education entails (1) relevance, coherence and continuity; (2) concern for student needs; (3) and practical work such as inquiry activity. (YP)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Science Curriculum
Rennie, Leonie J.; Goodrum, Denis – Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, 2007
The purpose of this document is to provide background to the text and recommended actions of the Australian School Science Education National Action Plan, 2007-2012. The first part presents a synthesis of the national and international research used to identify gaps and overlaps amongst activities related to school science education in …
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Educational Research, Synthesis