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Peer reviewedHodson, Derek – Science and Education, 1992
Argues that a skills-based approach for the assessment of laboratory work is philosophically unsound, educationally worthless, and pedagogically dangerous. Proposes an alternative, holistic approach to assessment, based on a more valid model of scientific practice. (Contains 38 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Holistic Evaluation
Peer reviewedKirschner, Paul A. – Science and Education, 1992
Discusses the inherent flaws in considering and using the epistemology of the natural sciences as equivalent to a pedagogic basis for teaching and learning in the natural sciences. Discusses the difference between practicing science and learning to practice science. Concludes with the presentation of three new motives for the use of laboratory…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Experiential Learning, Investigations, Laboratory Experiments
