Do Interviews Really Assess Students' Knowledge?.

Welzel, Manuela; Roth, Wolff-Michael

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Publication Date: 1998

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Do Interviews Really Assess Students' Knowledge?

Welzel, Manuela; Roth, Wolff-Michael

International Journal of Science Education, v20 n1 p25-44 Jan 1998

Reanalyzes pretest and posttest interviews from a large classroom study using a situated cognition framework. Concludes that cognition is a dynamic process that changes in different ways over shorter and longer time scales. Contains 40 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Student Evaluation, Time Factors (Learning)

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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