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ERIC Number: EJ512933
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Assessment and Feedback in Science Education.
Black, Paul
Studies in Educational Evaluation, v21 n3 p257-79 1995
The role of assessment in science education is explored, focusing on summative assessment in British public certificate examinations. Examples of test items are presented to illustrate difficulties in making valid and reliable assessments, and issues with implications for formative assessment are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, National Competency Tests, Science Education, Summative Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Reliability, Test Use, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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