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Peer reviewedRoth, Wolff-Michael – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
Data from a study of learning conducted with 26 seventh and eighth graders are used to show the highly heterogeneous and contingent nature of students' responses to lever problems. A framework is proposed to explain variations in cognitive performance across situations and to critique some of the assumptions underlying assessments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Grade 7
