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

Kind, P.M.

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: Jul 7, 2008
• Journal: School Science Review
• Print ISSN: 0036-6811
• Publisher: Association for Science Education
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 311
• Pages: 83-90
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1576894
• Publisher URL: https://www.ase.org.uk/journals/school-science-review/2003/12/311/