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- Title
Development and Validation of an Online Dynamic Assessment for Raising Students' Comprehension of Science Text.
- Authors
Wang, Jing-Ru; Chen, Shin-Feng
- Abstract
This article reports on the development of an online dynamic approach for assessing and improving students' reading comprehension of science texts-the dynamic assessment for reading comprehension of science text (DARCST). The DARCST blended assessment and response-specific instruction into a holistic learning task for grades 5 and 6 students. The DARCST, a layer-cake approach (interspersed responses and feedback) to assessment as learning, takes a graduated-prompts perspective on the criteria for reading comprehension of science text. The item response theory (IRT) analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) over an instructional period indicated that the DARCST was applicable for most students with a wide range of reading abilities. Based on the acceptable psychometrics, the DARCST appears to be appropriate for use in middle-years science programs where enhanced science reading is a goal.
- Subjects
ASSESSMENT of education; SCIENCE textbooks; READING ability testing; TEXTBOOK readability; SCIENCE education; TECHNOLOGY education
- Publication
International Journal of Science & Mathematics Education, 2016, Vol 14, Issue 3, p373
- ISSN
1571-0068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10763-014-9575-4