Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation

Shepard, Lorrie A.

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Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation

written by Lorrie A. Shepard

Research on teaching to the test in K-12 settings has documented the lack of generalized understanding of underlying principles in tested subjects. This is similar to the experience of physics students who can complete computational problems without conceptual understanding. The PER community is well aware of the importance of explicit representations of learning goals as well as the role of the formative assessment process, especially feedback and self assessment, in promoting or deterring students' engagement and willingness to take responsibility for their own learning. Key principles from socio-cultural learning theory and research on motivation are summarized and used to identify instructional and assessment practices that hold the most promise for engaging students in developing deep conceptual understanding.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 73-76

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Published: February 6, 2012

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Formative Assessment = Methods - Learning Theory = Representations = Transfer - Societal Issues = Cultural Issues	- Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Article

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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3679997
PACSs:: 01.30.cc; 01.40.eg; 01.40.ek; 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha; 01.50.Kw
Keywords:: Knowledge Representations, PERC 2011
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 24, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11816">Shepard, Lorrie. "Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Shepard, L. (2011, August 3-4). Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11816&DocID=2666

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Shepard, Lorrie. "Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11816&DocID=2666 (accessed 16 April 2024).

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Shepard, Lorrie. "Assessment lessons from K-12 education research: Knowledge representation, learning, and motivation." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 73-76 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 16 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11816&DocID=2666>.

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