ERIC Number: ED629818
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 5
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Assessing Students' Competencies with Mathematical Models in Virtual Science Inquiry Investigations
Amy Adair; Michael Sao Pedro; Janice Gobert; Jessica A. Owens
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Montréal, QC, Canada, Jun 10-15, 2023)
Developing models and using mathematics are two key practices in internationally recognized science education standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS, 2013). In this paper, we used a virtual performance-based formative assessment to capture students' competencies at both "developing" and "evaluating" mathematical models in science inquiry contexts aligned with the NGSS (2013). Results show that model development and evaluation competencies are correlated, but students who demonstrate proficiency with model development often struggle with evaluation. Nuanced data illustrate how components of modeling competencies differ and how they may be related.
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: DGE1842213; R305A210432; 91990019C0037
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