The effect of the assessment of practical-based work on pupils’ problem solving and achievement in Basic Science and Technology in Odeda local government of Ogun State, Nigeria

References

• Ajaja, O. P. 2009. “Evaluation of Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in Delta State to the Teaching of Sciences.” International Journal of Education Sciences 1 (2): 119–129. doi: 10.1080/09751122.2009.11889985
   Google Scholar
• American Association for Advancement of Science. 1993. Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy. New York: Oxford University Press.
   Google Scholar
• AQA Biology. 2012. AQA GCE AS and A Level Specification Biology. Manchester: AQA.
   Google Scholar
• AQA Chemistry. 2012. AQA GCE AS and A Level Specification Chemistry. Manchester: AQA. http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2420-W-SP.PDF.
   Google Scholar
• AQA Physics. 2012. AQA GCE AS and A Level Specification Physics A. Manchester: AQA. http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2450-W-SP.PDF.
   Google Scholar
• Assessment Reform Group. 2002. Assessment for Learning: Ten Principles. Cambridge: Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
   Google Scholar
• Chang, C., and Y. W. Taipei. 2002. “An Exploratory Study on Students’ Problem-solving Ability in Earth Science.” International Journal of Science Education 24 (5): 441–451. doi: 10.1080/09500690110066502
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Department of Education and Skills. 2012. Science in the Primary School 2008. Inspectorate Evaluation Studies. Dublin: Evaluation Support and Research Unit Inspectorate, Department of Education and Skills. http://www.education.i.e.
   Google Scholar
• Edexcel. 2008. Edexcel Level 3 Extended Project Specification. Nottingham: Edexcel Publications. Accessed 10 January 2018. http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/project%20Qualification/Project%20Specification%20level%203pdf.
   Google Scholar
• Federal Ministry of Education. 2012. Basic Science and Technology Education. Abuja: Nigerian Education Research and Development Council.
   Google Scholar
• Gatt, S. 2000. “Problem-solving in Primary Science.” Primary Science Review 61: 8–10.
   Google Scholar
• Gillespie, H., and R. Gillespie. 2007. Science for Primary School Teachers. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill Education.
   Google Scholar
• Gott, R., and S. Duggan 1996. “Practical Work: Its Role in the Understanding of Evidence in Science.” International Journal of Science Education 18 (7): 791–806. doi: 10.1080/0950069960180705
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hofstein, A., and V. N. Lunetta. 1982. “The Role of the Laboratory in Science Teaching: Neglected Aspects of Research.” Review of Educational Research 52 (2): 201–217. doi: 10.3102/00346543052002201
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klopfer, L. E. 1990. “Learning Scientific Inquiry in the Students’ Laboratory.” In The Student Laboratory and the Science Curriculum, edited by E. Hegarty-Hazel. London: Croom Helm.
   Google Scholar
• National Research Council. 1996. National Science Education Standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
   Google Scholar
• OCR Gateway. 2011. Additional Science B Examiners’ Report. Cambridge: OCR. http://pdf.ocr.org.uk/download/rep_11/ocr_60825_ rep_ 11_ gcse2006_june.pdf.
   Google Scholar
• PISA (Programme for International Students’ Assessment). 2003. First Result from PISA 2003. France: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
   Google Scholar
• Reiss, M., I. Abrahams, and R. Sharpe. 2012. Improving the Assessment of Practical Work in School Science. London: University of York.
   Google Scholar
• SCORE (Science Community Representing Education). 2008. Practical Work in Science: A Report and Proposal for a Strategic Framework. London: Technical Education Projects.
   Google Scholar
• SCORE (Science Community Representing Education). 2009. “ Assessment of Practical Work in Science: Summary of a Seminar Organized by SCORE at the Royal Society, 16th November, 2009.” http://score-education.org/events/assessment-of-practical-work.
   Google Scholar
• Sellwood, P. 1991. “A Practical Problem-Solving Approach to Education in Science and Technology.” In Science for Primary Teachers: Issues in Primary Science I&II, edited by A. Coleman and H. Coleman, 18–27. Milton Keynes: Open University.
   Google Scholar
• Shulman, L. S., and P. Tamir. 1973. “Research on Teaching in the Natural Sciences.” In Second Handbook of Research on Teaching, edited by R. M. W. Travers. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally.
   Google Scholar
• Watson, F. G. 1963. “Research on Teaching Science.” In Handbook of Research on Teaching, edited by N. L. Gage. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally.
   Google Scholar
• White, R. T. 1996. “The Link Between the Laboratory and Learning.” International Journal of Science Education 18 (7): 761–774. doi: 10.1080/0950069960180703
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Woolnough, B. E. 1983. “Exercises, Investigations.” Physics Education 18: 60–63. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/18/2/305
   Google Scholar