Assessing Students' Understanding about Levers: Better Test Instruments Are Not Enough.

McGinn, Michelle K.; Roth, Wolff-Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ572493

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Publication Date: 1998

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Assessing Students' Understanding about Levers: Better Test Instruments Are Not Enough.

McGinn, Michelle K.; Roth, Wolff-Michael

International Journal of Science Education, v20 n7 p813-32 Aug 1998

Investigates variations in students' responses to lever problems across multiple assessment contexts and formats. Data sources include students' semantic maps, written responses to questions, and modeled solutions to practical problems. Contains 40 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Mapping, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Theories, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Use

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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