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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828045503321

Titolo

Systems for state science assessment / / Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement ; Mark R. Wilson and Meryl W. Bertenthal, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-16509-1

1-280-31001-4

9786610310012

0-309-55060-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 229 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

WilsonMark R

BertenthalMeryl W

Disciplina

507.1/073

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States - Evaluation

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States - Evaluation

Science - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Systems Approach to Assessment -- 3 Science Literacy: Implications for Assessment -- 4 The Centrality of Standards -- 5 Designing Science Assessments -- 6 Implementation and Support -- 7 Issues of Equity and Adequacy -- 8 Evaluation and Monitoring -- 9 Supporting the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of State Science Assessment Systems -- References -- Appendixes -- A Practical Tips -- B Background Papers -- C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Staff, and Working Group Members -- Index.