Auditing Summative Assessments: The Need to Increase Creative Reasoning in Mathematics and Science at Lower Secondary in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Garry, Ailbhe; Reilly, Aishling; Dempsey, Majella; O'Shea, Ann
Titel	Auditing Summative Assessments: The Need to Increase Creative Reasoning in Mathematics and Science at Lower Secondary in Ireland
Quelle	In: School Science Review, 102 (2020) 379, S.48-54 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6811
Schlagwörter	Summative Evaluation; Audits (Verification); Creative Thinking; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary School Science; Foreign Countries; Thinking Skills; Mathematics Tests; Science Tests; National Competency Tests; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreatives Denken; Ausland; Denkfähigkeit; Irland
Abstract	This article is concerned with the level of reasoning needed to complete state examinations in mathematics and science at lower secondary level in Ireland. The authors used Lithner's (2008) Creative Reasoning Framework to classify tasks in three years of mathematics examination papers. They adapted this framework to do the same for science. It was found that most examination tasks require imitative reasoning rather than creative reasoning, and that small modifications can alter the type of reasoning required in tasks. The authors recommend that attention to task design needs to be at the forefront of teaching, learning and assessment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01