The Model Identification Test: Perceptual Bias of Elementary School Children Using a Limited Verbal Evaluation Instrument.

McIntyre, Patrick J.

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The Model Identification Test: Perceptual Bias of Elementary School Children Using a Limited Verbal Evaluation Instrument

McIntyre, Patrick J.

Science Education, 58, 3, 283-294, Jul-Sep 74

Reported is a study to verify the pattern of bias associated with the Model Identification Test and to determine its source. This instrument is a limited verbal science test designed to determine the knowledge possessed by elementary school children of selected concepts related to "the particle nature of matter." (PEB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Measurement Instruments, Science Education, Test Bias

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