The assessment of science meets the science of assessment : summary of a workshop / Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Board bulletin.

Board bulletin

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To explore the connections between new approaches to science education and new developments in assessment, the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) sponsored a two-day conference on February 22 and 23, 1997. Participants included BOTA members, other measurement experts, and educators and policymakers concerned with science education reform. The conference encouraged the exchange of ideas between those with measurement expertise and those with creative approaches to instruction and assessment.

Contents:

Front Matter; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; The Assessment of Science Meets the Science of Assessment; INNOVATIVE FORMS OF SCIENCE ASSESSMENT; AND USING INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENTS; ASSESSMENTS FOR CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT; ASSESSMENTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND SYSTEMIC REFORM; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A CONFERENCE AGENDA AND PARTICIPANTS; APPENDIX B PUBLICATIONS OF THE BOARD ON TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-309-18466-5

0-309-51958-6

0-585-11602-4

OCLC:

697476388