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Marx, Ronald W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This article provides commentary on the five articles in this issue on large-scale interventions in science education for diverse student groups in varied educational settings. Using these articles as a point of departure, I discuss three challenges to science education research and practice. The first concerns the changed meaning of science…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Science Education, Measures (Individuals), Educational Change
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Coffey, Janet E.; Hammer, David; Levin, Daniel M.; Grant, Terrance – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
We raise concerns about the current state of research and development in formative assessment, specifically to argue that in its concentration on "strategies for the teacher", the literature overlooks the "disciplinary substance" of what teachers and students assess. Our argument requires analysis of specific instances in the literature, and so we…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, High School Students, Biology, Secondary School Science