Construct Validity and Context Dependency of the Assessment of Practical Skills in an Advanced Level Biology Examination.

Brown, C. R.; Moore, F. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ487113

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Construct Validity and Context Dependency of the Assessment of Practical Skills in an Advanced Level Biology Examination.

Brown, C. R.; Moore, F. L.

Research in Science and Technological Education, v12 n1 p53-61 1994

Analyzes construct validity of two different methods of assessing practical skills in advanced level biology by considering how candidates' scores on practical objectives relate to each other and to those on theory papers. Differences were found in the interrelationships among scores of the two methods. (ZWH)

Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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