SUPPLEMENTARY TEST QUESTIONS FOR USE BY SECONDARY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY GREEN VERSION BIOLOGY TEACHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXAMINATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS EXPERIMENTAL MANUAL. THE ITEMS WERE PREPARED BY THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY TEST CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE IN RESPONSE TO TEACHER REQUESTS FOR SHORT-RANGE TESTS.…

The test "Measurement About Science and Scientists" (Project Physics, Form 1) was prepared by choosing 101 items from the "Test on Understanding Science" and from the "Science Process Inventory" on the basis of their ability to indicate changes in students' knowledge. The method of building derived tests is described,…

This document is an evaluation instrument developed as a part of Harvard Project Physics (HPP). It consists of a 36-item, multiple choice (five options) Physics Achievement Test (PAT) designed to measure general knowledge of physics as well as the material emphasized in HPP. (PEB)

Included are performance-based test items for students completing the Unit I, Level 1, Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. There are 25 specific performance objectives listed in the beginning which are later followed by several test items for each. Correct answers are given for each test question. Observation techniques are…

This publication provides examples of test items which can be used to test the performance of students after completing activities of Unit 1, Level II, in the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. A total of 30 performance-based objectives are listed by several question items. Correct answers are provided. The publication is…

This report summarizes an investigation to determine whether the outcome of examinations can be used as an aid to a continuous process of curriculum development, using the Nuffield A-level Chemistry Course and its system of assessment as a sample system. A description of the course and examination is followed by an explanation of how the data were…