| Assessing Science Understanding: A Human Constructivist View Contributor(s): Mintzes, Joel J. (Editor), Wandersee, James H. (Editor), Novak, Joseph D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0120885344 ISBN-13: 9780120885343 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $73.21 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Recent government publications like "Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy" and "Science for all Americans" have given teachers a mandate for improving science education in America. 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. Assessing Science Understanding is a companion volume to Teaching Science for Understanding, and explores how to assess whether learning has taken place. 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 379.41 |
| Series: Educational Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.03" W x 8.84" (1.21 lbs) 407 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent government publications like Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy and Science for all Americans have given teachers a mandate for improving science education in America. 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. Assessing Science Understanding is a companion volume to Teaching Science for Understanding, and explores how to assess whether learning has taken place. 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. |