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ERIC Number: EJ620573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Using Assessment as a Guide in Teaching for Understanding: A Case Study of a Middle School Science Class Learning about Sound.
Treagust, David F.; Jacobowitz, Roberta; Gallagher, James L.; Parker, Joyce
Science Education, v85 n2 p137-57 Mar 2001
Examines the work of one teacher who taught the topic of sound to grade 8 students over a period of three weeks. Presents the findings of the study as five assertions using interpretive research methodology. Concludes with a discussion on the current reforms, which support that the integration of teaching with assessment leads to improvement of science learning. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Case Studies, Classrooms, Evaluation, Grade 8, Middle Schools, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Teaching for Understanding