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ERIC Number: EJ588629
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
On the Development and Evaluation of a Shell for Generating Science Performance Assessments.
Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Jovanovic, Jasna; Shavelson, Richard J.; Bachman, Marilyn
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n3 p293-315 Mar 1999
Describes the construction of assessments on inclines and friction from blueprints--or shells--which address the tasks of planning, hands-on, analysis, and application. Examines the reliability and validity of the assessments as well as the comparability of the assessments generated with the shell. Contains 48 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Physical Sciences, Reliability, Science Tests, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Friction; Item Shells; Simple Machines