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Pat Science : Getting Good Assessment Down Pat, Geoff Masters
Pat Science : Getting Good Assessment Down Pat, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
A new school assessment resource in science from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has just been launched, following more than two years of development and trial testing. Called PAT Science, the new addition to the Progressive Achievement Tests series complements PAT Reading and PAT Maths, which are now widely used in Australian schools. PAT Science fills an identified need for better classroom information about the progress students make in their science learning between Year 3 and Year 10. By the time they reach 15 years of age, 13 percent of Australian students are classified as 'at risk' of …
South Africa And Uae Student Performance Progression In Ibt Mathematics And Science, Van Nguyen
South Africa And Uae Student Performance Progression In Ibt Mathematics And Science, Van Nguyen
Dr Van Nguyen
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Is There A Relationship Between Chemistry Performance And Question Type, Question Content And Gender?, Ross Hudson
Is There A Relationship Between Chemistry Performance And Question Type, Question Content And Gender?, Ross Hudson
Dr Ross Hudson
This research inquires into the effectiveness of the two predominant forms of questions - multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions - used in the State University Entrance Examination for Chemistry including the relationship between performance and gender. It examines not only the style of question but also the content type examined (recall and application questions). The research involves class trial testing of students with structured questions that examine the same material content with each type of question (multiple-choice or short-answer) and also examines the different type of content (recall or application) and finally the influence of student gender. Rasch analysis of …
Cartoons And Linguistic Context, Brad Jackel
Cartoons And Linguistic Context, Brad Jackel
Dr Brad Jackel
This paper presents the results of a trial conducted during the development of The Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT) 2006, where two versions of a cartoon unit were trialled; in both cases the cartoon and the question itself were identical. The only difference was in the way the cartoon was introduced within the test. Psychometrically, across the 650 candidates involved in the trial, one version ‘worked’ very well, the other not at all.
Technological Issues For Computer-Based Assessment, Beno Csapó, John Ainley, Randy Bennett, Thibaud Latour, Nancy Law
Technological Issues For Computer-Based Assessment, Beno Csapó, John Ainley, Randy Bennett, Thibaud Latour, Nancy Law
Dr John Ainley
This chapter reviews the contribution of new information-communication technologies to the advancement of educational assessment. Improvements can be described in terms of precision in detecting the actual values of the observed variables, efficiency in collecting and processing information, and speed and frequency of feedback given to the participants and stakeholders. The chapter reviews previous research and development in two ways, describing the main tendencies in four continents (Asia, Australia, Europe and the US) as well as summarising research on how technology advances assessment in certain crucial dimensions (assessment of established constructs, extension of assessment domains, assessment of new constructs and …