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ERIC Number: EJ839547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1554-9178
Scientific Abilities and Their Assessment
Etkina, Eugenia; Van Heuvelen, Alan; White-Brahmia, Suzanne; Brookes, David T.; Gentile, Michael; Murthy, Sahana; Rosengrant, David; Warren, Aaron
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, v2 n2 p020103-1--020103-15 Jul-Dec 2006
The paper introduces a set of formative assessment tasks and rubrics that were developed for use in an introductory physics instruction to help students acquire and self-assess various scientific process abilities. We will describe the rubrics, tasks, and the student outcomes in courses where the tasks and rubrics were used. (Contains 49 footnotes, 11 tables, and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Physics, Science Instruction, Scoring Rubrics, Introductory Courses, Outcomes of Education, College Students, Science Process Skills, Interpersonal Communication
American Physical Society. One Physics Ellipse 4th Floor, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tel: 301-209-3200; Fax: 301-209-0865; e-mail: assocpub@aps.org; Website: http://prst-per.aps.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Minnesota