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ERIC Number: EJ444308
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
What We've Learned about Assessing Hands-On Science.
Shavelson, Richard J.; Baxter, Gail P.
Educational Leadership, v49 n8 p20-25 May 1992
A recent study compared hands-on scientific inquiry assessment to assessments involving lab notebooks, computer simulations, short-answer paper-and-pencil problems, and multiple-choice questions. Creating high quality performance assessments is a costly, time-consuming process requiring considerable scientific and technological know-how. Improved instrumentation and staff development are essential. (MLH)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Costs, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Politics of Education, Science Tests, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Paper and Pencil Tests