Assessing Science Understanding - A Human Constructivist View (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Educational Psychology
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	December 2004
Editors:	Joel J. Mintzes • James H. Wandersee • Joseph D. Novak
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-088534-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Psychology Promotions
LSN:	0-12-088534-4
Barcode:	9780120885343

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