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Assessing students’ understanding about levers: better test instruments are not enough

Michelle K. McGinn Simon Fraser University, Canada
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Wolff‐Michael Roth Simon Fraser University, Canada
Pages 813-832 | Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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Luecha Ladachart, Visit Radchanet, Wannakorn Phornprasert & Wilawan Phothong. (2023) Influence of different approaches to design-based learning on eighth grade students’ science content learning and STEM identity. Pedagogies: An International Journal 0:0, pages 1-26.
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Bronwen Cowie. (2005) Pupil commentary on assessment for learning. The Curriculum Journal 16:2, pages 137-151.
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Luecha Ladachart, Visit Radchanet, Wannakorn Phornprasert & Wilawan Phothong. (2023) Eighth-grade Students’ Content Learning and STEM Identity as a Result of Design-Based Learning. International Journal of Educational Reform, pages 105678792311536.
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Luecha Ladachart, Sirinapa Khamlarsai & Wilawan Phothong. (2022) Facilitating educationally disadvantaged students' learning of torque using a design-based activity. LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education 10:1.
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Lihua Xu, Joseph Ferguson & Russell Tytler. (2020) Student Reasoning About the Lever Principle Through Multimodal Representations: a Socio-Semiotic Approach. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 19:6, pages 1167-1186.
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Luecha Ladachart, Sirinapa Khamlarsai & Wilawan Phothong. (2021) A design-based activity for teaching and learning torque. Physics Education 56:2, pages 023009.
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Wolff-Michael Roth & Alfredo JornetWolff-Michael Roth & Alfredo Jornet. 2017. Understanding Educational Psychology. Understanding Educational Psychology 127 151 .
Naoki MIYAMOTO & Izumi OHTAKA. (2011) Realistic Understanding and Quantification of Leverage: Introduction of Fraction Representations of Lever Actionsてこ学習における実感を伴った理解と数量的表現―てこの手応えの分数表現を導入して―. Journal of Research in Science Education 52:2, pages 131-141.
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Mai M. Sidawi. (2007) Teaching science through designing technology. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 19:3, pages 269-287.
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Wolff‐Michael Roth. (2001) Learning science through technological design. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 38:7, pages 768-790.
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Wolff-Michael Roth. (2000) Artificial Neural Networks for Modeling Knowing and Learning in Science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 37:1, pages 63-80.
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Clint Surry & Wolff-Michael Roth. (1999) Student self-evaluations of open-ended projects in a grade 9 science classroom. Research in Science Education 29:4, pages 431-443.
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Wolff-Michael Roth. (1998) Situated cognition and assessment of competence in science. Evaluation and Program Planning 21:2, pages 155-169.
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