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

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Title: Construct Validity and Context Dependency of the Assessment of Practical Skills in an Advanced Level Biology Examination.
Language: English
Authors: Brown, C. R., Moore, F. L.
Source: Research in Science and Technological Education. 1994 12(1):53-61.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Tests
ISSN: 0263-5143
Abstract: 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)
Journal Code: CIJNOV1994
Entry Date: 1994
Accession Number: EJ487113
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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)
ISSN:0263-5143