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Title: Assessing Chinese Students' Understandings in Mathematics and Science: Ensuring Valid and Reliable Data within International Contexts
Contributor(s): Wang, Chunxia (author); Panizzon, Debra Lee  (author); Pegg, John Edward  (author)
Publication Date: 2007
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4127
Abstract: Assessment practices in China are based largely upon the quantification of students' understandings, which are measured using multiple-choice tests based upon rote-learning and memorisation. These methods differ from global trends in education where there is a move towards assessment approaches that attempt to identify what students 'know' and 'can do'. To explore alternative modes of assessing the conceptual understanding of Chinese students, a study was designed based upon the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome (SOLO) model as the theoretical framework. While the model has been used extensively in many Western countries including Australia, United States and the United Kingdom, this was the first study to be undertaken with Year 5 students in China. This paper describes the research issues that emerged from the pilot study including problems in ensuring the accuracy of translations from Chinese to English, the need to provide Chinese students with the opportunity to provide their 'best possible' explanations, and the importance of the researcher being present for the collection of data. Once identified, each of these issues was considered carefully in the design and implementation of the main study to ensure improved validity. With this achieved, emerging patterns demonstrate the applicability of the SOLO model not only for assessing student understanding but in helping to identify a learning trajectory for mathematics and science conceptions for these Chinese students.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research 2006: Inaugural Postgraduate Research Conference, Armidale, Australia, 8th - 11th August, 2006
Source of Publication: Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research: Proceedings of the Inaugural Postgraduate Research Conference, p. 388-402
Publisher: Australian College of Educators
Place of Publication: Deakin West, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930102 Learner and Learning Processes
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.une.edu.au/faculties/professions/Resources/2006proceedings.pdf
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The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)

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