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Download full textAlshaikh, Asma Abdulrahman – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2021
This study aimed at identifying the reasons responsible for the low performance of the students of the second intermediate grade in science's tests in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It also intends to provide a proposal for developing the performance of the students of the second intermediate grade in science…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Science Achievement
Peer reviewedSturman, Linda – Educational Research, 2003
Responses from a stratified random sample of British elementary schools (64 of 102) found generally consistent practices in preparing students for national science achievement tests. Variations in time spent, approaches, and resources were related to variables of attainment, school size, class composition, and teacher's professional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Review (Reexamination)
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
This is the final test for students in the sixth-grade science course offered in the Alberta (Canada) schools. Both English and French versions of the test are provided. Intended for administration during June 1986, it contains 60 multiple-choice questions. One hour is allowed for completing the test. An answer key is not included. (ML)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, General Science, Grade 6
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
This bulletin provides general information about the achievement testing program and specific information about the design, the composition, and the scoring of the Grade 6 Science Achievement Test in Alberta. Contents included are: (1) "General Information," describing the purpose, nature, and administration of the program; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Peer reviewedGray, Donald; Sharp, Bob – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2001
Studied the performance of 140 Primary 6 (aged 10 and 11) school students in Scotland using 2 modes of assessment, a paper-and-pencil test and more "practical" tasks. Results suggest children, especially lower achievers, perform better on the more interactive, practical tasks. Results also suggest some gender differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
Esquivel-Alfaro, Juan Manuel; Diaz-Solis, Sofia Maria – 1989
This study had three purposes. First, to develop and validate a criterion-referenced test to measure science knowledge of students who finished the second cycle of the Basic General Education (6th grade). Second, to assess the performance of the entire Costa Rican population of sixth graders and, third, to analyze the results according to some…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary School Science
Scottish Office Education and Industry Dept., Edinburgh. – 1997
This document reports on the performance of Scottish primary students in mathematics and science. Students scored below the international average in mathematics and are ranked in the lower half of the range of countries involved in the study. In science, students scored above the international average and are ranked in the middle. Sections…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1995
The performance-based assessment was developed to assess students' higher order thinking skills in real-life problem-solving situations in Alberta, Canada. These tasks assess aspects of science that cannot be measured easily by regular paper and pencil tests. The purpose of this document is to provide teachers, administrators, students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Lapointe, Archie E.; And Others – 1992
This publication reports the results of the second International Assessment of Educational Progress for science. Twenty countries assessed the mathematics and science achievement of 13-year-old students and 14 countries assessed 9-year-old students in these same subjects. In some cases, participants assessed virtually all age-eligible children in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
