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Gobert, Janice D.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The National frameworks for science emphasize inquiry skills (NRC, 1996), however, in typical classroom practice, science learning often focuses on rote learning in part because science process skills are difficult to assess (Fadel, Honey, & Pasnick, 2007) and rote knowledge is prioritized on high-stakes tests. Short answer assessments of…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Predictive Validity, High Stakes Tests, Rote Learning
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Woodward, John; Carnine, Douglas – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1993
Research and development activities of the last decade in the areas of assessment and effective instructional programs in mathematics for students with disabilities are reviewed. Encouraged by federal funding, a pervasive theme has been the use of an information processing framework. Automaticity, conceptual development, and cognitive modeling…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Concept Formation