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Fishy Fishes: The Typicality of Object Stimuli Used to Assess Children's Language in the Reynell Development Language Scales--III
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Syrnyk, Corinne; Meints, Kerstin – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Numerous studies show clear evidence that children display typicality effects during early word learning. However, little is known of the typicality of stimuli used by standardized language tests to assess children's language development. Aims: To examine the typicality of stimuli used by the Reynell Developmental Language Scales--III…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Stimuli, Language Acquisition, Child Language
Establishing Assessment Scales Using a Novel Disciplinary Rationale for Scientific Reasoning
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Kind, Per Morten – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The article argues that science assessment should change from an item-driven to a construct-driven practice and pay more attention to disciplinary scientific reasoning. It investigates assessment scales developed from a novel theoretical rationale, describing scientific reasoning as three fundamental practices (hypothesizing, experimenting, and…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Evaluation, Hypothesis Testing, Experiments
Foundation Physics at Liverpool Polytechnic.
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Roberts, A. R. – Physics Education, 1980
Describes an applied physics course which has been taught at Liverpool Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. Objectives, experimental work and assessment of the course are included. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, Evaluation, Higher Education, Physics