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Peer reviewedGermann, Paul J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Describes a paper-and-pencil test for high school biology students measuring science process skills, such as developing hypotheses; making predictions; identifying assumptions; analyzing data; and formulating conclusions. Reports some data on reliability and validity of the test. Provides all 35 items of the test. (YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Science Materials, Science Tests, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAllison, Donald E. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Reports that no significant difference in reliability appeared between a heterogeneous and a homogeneous form of the same general science matching-item test administered to 316 sixth-grade students but that scores on the heterogeneous form of the test were higher, independent of the examinee's sex or intelligence. (SB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Peer reviewedPugh, Malcolm; Lock, Roger – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
The development of a framework for analyzing pupil talk is described and the reliability of scoring transcribed conversions using the framework discussed. Definitions and examples of the terms used in the framework are appended. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Interrater Reliability
Crews, William E., Jr. – 1990
This document presents a two-part study. In the first part, open-ended questions based on interview studies were administered via paper-and-pencil tasks to 76 sixth and eighth grade students. In the second part, the earth and sun relationship questions were extracted, modified, and given to 178 seventh grade students. In part one, the performance…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools
Padilla, Michael J.; And Others – 1985
The objective of this project was to develop a valid and reliable multiple choice test of six basic science process skills for students in grades 4 to 8 (ages 8 to 14 years). Seven criteria were outlined for the test: an emphasis on the six most widely used science process skills (observation, inference, prediction, measurement, communication, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Download full textMattheis, Floyd E.; Nakayama, Genzo – 1988
The purpose of this project was to construct a valid and reliable noncurriculum specific measure of integrated science process skills intended for use with middle school students. The major efforts in test development were focused on the refinements and modifications of the set of objectives and test items assessed by the existing Middle Grades…
Descriptors: Graphs, Item Analysis, Middle Schools, Problem Solving
Esquivel, Juan M.; Quesada, Lilliana – 1985
The purpose of this study was to (1) develop and validate criterion-referenced tests to measure science knowledge of students who finished the fifth grade, as well as those who finished the three cycles of the General Education and (2) to assess the performance on these tests of a national, random sample of fourth-, sixth-, seventh-, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students
