Assessing Science Understanding: A Human Constructivist View (Educational Psychology)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0120885344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 407 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What we know about how learners construct meaning--particularly in the natural sciences--has undergone a virtual revolution in the past 25 years. Teachers, as well as researchers, are now grappling with how to better teach science, as well as how to assess whether students are learning. The book discusses a range of promising new and practical tools for assessment including concept maps, vee diagrams, clinical interviews, problem sets, performance-based assessments, computer-based methods, visual and observational testing, portfolios, explanatory models, and national examinations.. Assessing Science Understanding is a companion volume to Teaching Science for Understanding, and explores how to assess whether learning has tak
Each chapter has references, advanced organizers, and appropriate figures and adequately discusses the cognitive model used with the assessment device and the logic of its use. If these books, and others like them, have their intended impact, science education will have a bright future." THE AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER "a source of excellent information on new and potentially very powerful, research-based assessment strategies for probing student understanding of science." PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE "If one is interested in "constructivist" assessment in science, this book is a good resource" CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY . This high-quality contribution would be a good addition for libraries of schools offering u