An Evaluation of Two Different Methods of Assessing Independent Investigations in an Operational Pre-University Level Examination in Biology in England.

Brown, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ569632

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Publication Date: 1998

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An Evaluation of Two Different Methods of Assessing Independent Investigations in an Operational Pre-University Level Examination in Biology in England.

Brown, Chris

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v24 n1 p87-98 1998

Explored aspects of assessment of extended investigation ("project") practiced in the operational examinations of The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) for the perspective of construct validity. Samples of the 1993 (n=333) and 1996 (n=259) biology test results reveal two methods of assessing the project. (MAK)

Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Cambridge)

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