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ERIC Number: EJ582632
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Assessing the Nature of Science: What is the Nature of Our Assessments?
Lederman, Norman G.; Wade, Philip D.; Bell, Randy L.
Science and Education, v7 n6 p595-615 Nov 1998
Discusses the nature of the instruments used to assess students' and teachers' conceptions of the nature of science over a four-decade period. Suggests that the current educational research shift is toward more qualitative, open-ended approaches to assessment. Contains 70 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Science Education History, Science Teachers, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on the Nature of Science and Science Education: Part 2.