Junior secondary science teachers' understanding and practice of alternative assessment in Hong Kong

dc.creator	May Hung CHENG
dc.date	2003-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:58Z
dc.identifier	1609-4913
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/89f76d5d8acc44f586b443c9327fc436
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29801
dc.description	In view of the recent education reform and developments in the research for science learning, alternative and formative forms of assessment are advocated. While teachers in Hong Kong have traditionally adopted mostly paper-and-pencil exercise or tests and summative assessment, science teacher educators need to support teachers in realising this shift in practice. This paper explores junior secondary science teachers' views of implementing alternative assessment tasks in their science classes and hence provide insights to the type and level of support that is required to facilitate this change. The findings provide implications on shifting the current culture of science assessment in Hong Kong from being mainly summative and involving pen-and-paper tasks to implementing alternative assessment tasks. The paper concludes with recommendations of ways to support teachers in achieving changes in their assessment practices.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Institute of Education
dc.relation	http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v4_issue1/chengmay/abstract.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1609-4913
dc.source	Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Vol 4, Iss 1, p 2 (2003)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Junior secondary science teachers' understanding and practice of alternative assessment in Hong Kong
dc.type	article