“Science Assessment” için 24 makale
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2015/64, Sayı 64
The purpose of this research is to review the nature of four major science assessments administered in the United States: the ACT, PISA, TIMSS, and NAEP. Each assessment provides a very different view into US student performance in science. The …
International Journal of Assessment Tools in EducationCilt 2016/3-legacy-2502, Sayı 2
Learning progressions are used to describe how students’ understanding of a topic progresses over time. This study evaluates the effectiveness of different item formats for placing students into levels along a learning progression for carbon cycling. The item formats investigated …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2009/11, Sayı 11
The assessment of students’ manipulation skills is often neglected by teachers. This trend can be partially attributed to traditional assessment practices which focus upon what the student writes in a lab report rather than the student’s physical performance during the …
Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2012/14, Sayı 2
Textbooks are indispensable constituent of teaching-learning process for both teachers and students, and have a great influence on students’ learning. As for assessment, is a process of making judgements which is necessary for determining the effectiveness of teaching-learning process, and …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2016/74, Sayı 74
Shifting from teacher-centred to student-centred practices requires teachers to understand strategies to interact with students in science classes. Formative assessment strategies are very critical component of classroom interaction where teachers obtain information about student learning wherever possible. Traditionally, however, teachers …
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and TechnologyCilt 2015/3, Sayı 1
Although interview formats support rich data collection in conceptual change studies, interview formats limit sample sizes. This study explores the possibility of using constructed-response formats as an alternative or supplement for collecting similarly rich data across larger pools of subjects …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2015/10, Sayı 1
The study developed and applied an index for measuring the level of complexity of full authentic scientific inquiry. Complexity is a fundamental attribute of real life scientific research. The level of complexity is an overall reflection of complex cognitive and …
Route Educational & Social Science JournalCilt 2014/1, Sayı 1
The purpose of this study is to investigate the pre-service science teachers’ views on the portfolios that they prepared in Science Teaching Laboratory Application I course. In the study, specific case study design was used. In this study, specific case …
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and TechnologyCilt 2013/1, Sayı 3
The 1996 National Education Science Standards (NSES) in the U.S. provide descriptions of needed reforms for K-16 science teaching and improvements regarding indications of student learning. The goals indicate specifically the changes needed in teaching and improved ways for assessing …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2012/43, Sayı 43
This paper presents the design of the curricular unit "Nature Integrated Sciences I” for the Course of Primary School Teachers of the 1st cycle of Higher Education at the University of Aveiro (Portugal). This curricular unit integrates a holistic approach …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2008/9, Sayı 9
This study explored high school science teachers’ curriculum, instructional and assessment decisions for inclusive science classrooms. We also attempted to determine the factors that influence their decisions. The sample comprised thirteen science teachers from two high schools in the Midwest …
Mevlana International Journal of EducationCilt 2015/5, Sayı 1
When evaluating the students’ learning process, the previous science curriculum in Turkey did not value the role of inquiry and formative assessment. But the latest policy documents clearly identify the change with a particular emphasis placed on studentcentered learning and …
The Turkish Online Journal of Distance EducationCilt 2004/5, Sayı 2
Educational institutions are being encouraged by accrediting agencies to move beyond the traditional measures of success such as satisfaction surveys from students, employers, and alumni. They stress the use of a variety of measurement tools to audit students’ work. Thus, …
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIESCilt 2015/2-legacy-1187, Sayı 1
The use of peer assessment as an alternative form of evaluation method is reported to be helpful in learning. This paper enhanced students’ experiences of peer assessment and describes how peer assessment was implemented as a method of enhancing secondary …
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and TechnologyCilt 2014/2, Sayı 2
The aim of this study was to identify the needs of third grade classroom teaching students about science teaching course in terms of Parlett’s Illuminative program evaluation model. Phenomographic research design was used in this study. Illuminative program evaluation model …
ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ DERGİSİCilt 2013/2, Sayı 32
The national policy in 2004 aimed to develop the curriculum in Science andTechnology classes and to keep up with the change sand progress happening. Given the developed curriculum of Science andTechnology, it can be seen that the constructivist learning theory …
Kastamonu Üniversitesi Kastamonu Eğitim DergisiCilt 2015/23, Sayı 3
The main purpose of this research is to investigate the use of concept maps as an alternative assessment tool in Science and Technology courses. In accordance with this main purpose, the study aimed at scoring concept maps, and comparing concepts …
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kirsehir Egitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2010/11, Sayı 4
We undertook a self study to examine and develop our pedagogical content knowledge for teaching the nature of science. We explored two different uses of concept mapping to assess preservice teachers’ ideas about the nature of science (NOS) in an …
Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2005/7, Sayı 1
In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the science textbook currently used in the 7th grade by the prospective teachers. The sample of the study includes 80 volunteer prospective teachers attending to elementary science department of Amasya Education Faculty. …
Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama / Journal of Theory and Practice in EducationCilt 2016/12, Sayı 2
Bu çalışmanın amacı fen bilimleri öğretmen adaylarının radyoaktivite konusundaki kavramlar ile ilgili bağlam temelli soru yazabilme becerilerinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışma Türkiye’de bulunan bir üniversitede 2014-2015 güz döneminde 21 öğretmen adayıyla (fizik, kimya ve biyoloji) yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada veriler öğretmen adaylarının radyoaktivite konusundaki …
Kastamonu Üniversitesi Kastamonu Eğitim DergisiCilt 2011/19, Sayı 2
The purpose of this study is to determine the change of primary education teachers’ opinions about the alternative measurement and assessment techniques used by them on science and technology course according to the demographic (gender, professional experience, the graduate school …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2011/6, Sayı 4
Research has shown that emotions play a significant role in the learning process and academic achievement. However, the fact that measurement of emotions during or after instruction usually requires written responses on lengthy research instruments has been given as a …
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERSCilt 2015/6, Sayı 2
Tamamlayıcı ölçme araçlarının 7. Sınıf öğrencilerinin ‘Maddenin Tanecikli Yapısı’ ünitesindeki başarılarını ölçmede kullanıldığı bu çalışmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Amasya ili Hamamözü ilçesinde öğrenim görmekte olan 23 7. Sınıf öğrencisi ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada başarı testi, tanılayıcı dallanmış ağaç, yapılandırılmış …
Kastamonu Üniversitesi Kastamonu Eğitim DergisiCilt 2010/18, Sayı 3
Determination of science and technology teachers’ in-service training (Inset) needs on performance assessment is aimed in this study. The study was carried out at 2007–2008 instructional term-first semester with 30 science and technology teachers in Artvin centre primary schools. The …