Developing the Next Generation of Physics Assessments

Laverty, James T.; Cooper, Melanie M.; Caballero, Marcos D.

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Developing the Next Generation of Physics Assessments

written by James T. Laverty, Melanie M. Cooper, and Marcos D. Caballero

Science education at all levels is currently undergoing dramatic changes to its curricula and developing assessments for these new curricula is paramount. We have used the basis of many of these new changes (scientific practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas) to develop sets of criteria that can be used to guide assessment development for this new curriculum. We present a case study that uses the criteria we have developed to revise a traditional physics assessment item into an assessment item that is more aligned with the goals of current transformation efforts. Assessment items developed using this criteria can be used to assess student learning of both the concepts and process of science.

Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series
College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015
Pages 187-190

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2015.pr.042
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Keywords:: PERC 2015, STEM, assessment, core ideas, practices, three-dimensional learning
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