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Direct linkLuykx, Aurolyn; Lee, Okhee; Mahotiere, Margarette; Lester, Benjamin; Hart, Juliet; Deaktor, Rachael – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background: A critical issue in academic assessment is the effect of children's language and culture on their measured performance. Research on this topic has rarely focused on science education, because science is commonly (though erroneously) assumed to be "culture free." Students' scientific understandings are influenced by the cultural values,…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Semantics, Linguistics, Science Tests
Senocak, Erdal; Taskesenligil, Yavuz; Sozbilir, Mustafa – Research in Science Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to compare the achievement of prospective primary science teachers in a problem-based curriculum with those in a conventional primary science teacher preparation program with regard to success in learning about gases and developing positive attitudes towards chemistry. The subjects of the study were 101 first year…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Science Teachers, Intervention, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1995
The performance-based assessment was developed to assess students' higher order thinking skills in real-life problem-solving situations in Alberta, Canada. These tasks assess aspects of science that cannot be measured easily by regular paper and pencil tests. The purpose of this document is to provide teachers, administrators, students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
King, Winston, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This manual informs tutors/evaluators and students about the Caribbean Examinations Council's (CXC) school based assessment (SBA) of integrated science skills. It includes directions for the teacher/evaluator and a student activity package. The SBA is done in agricultural science, biology, chemistry, integrated science, and social studies and is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Process Skills
Duffy, Maryellen; Zeidler, Dana L. – 1996
The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe selected instructional strategies (traditional and constructivist) and grouping practices (homogeneous and heterogeneous) on conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills in biology classrooms in three high schools. The context of the study was the teaching and learning of plant…
Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Critical Thinking, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
PDF pending restorationManitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1993
This document consists of the physics 300 provincial examination (English version), a separate "provincial summary report" on the results of giving the test, and a separate French language version of the examination. This physics examination contains a 53-item multiple choice section and an 12 item free response section. Subsections of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education, Force
Huff, JudyAnn B. – 1998
This study explored the use of multiple-choice item formats and performance formats for assessment of learning science at the second grade level. It was completed during a 2-week unit entitled "Living Systems" that addressed Virginia Standards of Learning for second grade science. A 7-day unit was designed and both multiple-choice and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment
Yager, Robert E.; Blosser, Patricia E. – 1991
The reform of elementary and secondary school science education in the United States has received renewed attention with the publication of several science reform documents and the 1989 Education Summit sponsored by the nation's governors and President Bush. This digest reviews documents which focus on the reform of science education and projects…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Minority Groups
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1984
The 4th Grade Test (1984) of the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress includes 18 reading items, 27 geometry items, 31 science items, a 27-item student questionnaire regarding science opinions, and 40 mathematics items. The test booklet only is included here. (PN)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Geometry, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1984
The 11th Grade Test (1984) of the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress includes 19 reading items, 45 geometry items, 46 science items, a 27-item student questionnaire regarding science opinions, and 49 mathematics items. The test booklet only is included here. (PN)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Geometry, Grade 11, High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. Intended for administration during June 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and 7 written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring is done by the provincial education department. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Biology, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during June 1989, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and 3 written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Chemistry, Foreign Countries
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Biology Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Anticipated Final Grades and Scores on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Science Achievement
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Chemistry Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Combining Performance and Participation:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Educational Assessment, High Schools
Ross, Bertram H. B. – 1989
An investigation of Ontario high school students' understanding of acids and bases with quantitative and qualitative methods revealed misconceptions. A concept map, based on the objectives of the Chemistry Curriculum Guideline, generated multiple-choice items and interview questions. The multiple-choice test was administered to 34 grade 12…
Descriptors: Acids, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Structures
