Science Assessment

Abstract

presents the major goals of science teaching and highlights the recent movement for improving student assessment / describes the variety of approaches, strategies and means used to assess the extent to which these [science education] goals are attained learning theories: implications for assessment [meaningful vs rote learning] / science cognitive achievement outcomes [improved multiple choice questions, self-assessment, concept mapping, assessment of concept maps, problem situations] / cognitive psychomotor outcomes [practical laboratory tests, other individually administered performance examinations] / general outcomes (additional tools) [cognitive outcomes] / affective outcomes [interests, curiosity] / additional measures [portfolios, computer based tests, cooperative tests, open-book tests, take home tests, long term transfer tasks, cloze tests, modified cloze tests, game-like tests] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)