The Logic of Science--For Ninth Graders?.

Meyer, Josef

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Logic of Science--For Ninth Graders?

Meyer, Josef

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v15 n2 p193-205 1989

A study of the effectiveness of teaching science to 2 classes of 15 and 20 ninth-graders, respectively, illustrates 5 aspects of educational evaluation: age factors in teachability, test unidimensionality, comparison of 2 classes of students regarding mean ability, objective difficulty of test items, and objective ability of individual students. (TJH)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Instructional Effectiveness, Latent Trait Theory, Logic, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Test Items

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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