written by
Eugenia Etkina
The paper describes alternative formative assessment techniques and their implementation in an introductory physics course. These techniques help students develop some abilities that are used by scientists and engineers: reflection on knowledge construction, question posing, statement evaluation, and convincing others in the viability of their knowledge.
Published August 7, 2002
Last Modified April 13, 2009
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