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TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall?

Kind, P.M.

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P.M. Kind



Abstract

England, more than most other countries, has been through several stages of development of ‘process-oriented’ and ‘investigative’ school science and has put considerable effort into developing this approach both in teaching and assessment. In the 1995 TIMSS performance assessment study English 13-year-olds received high scores for problem-solving and investigative skills in science. However, students in England still seem to have a poor understanding of the nature of science. This article examines to what extent this performance assessment tested real understanding of scientific process and reflects on how practical investigative work is taught and assessed in school science.

Citation

Kind, P. (2003). TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall?. School science review, 85(311), 83-90

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2003
Deposit Date Jul 7, 2008
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal School Science Review
Print ISSN 0036-6811
Publisher Association for Science Education
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 85
Issue 311
Pages 83-90
Publisher URL https://www.ase.org.uk/journals/school-science-review/2003/12/311/

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Reproduced by kind permission of ASE. Permission for any further usage of this material should be sought from the publisher, using the email address: janehanrott@ase.org.uk




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