Analyzing the technical quality of a rubric used to assess science fair projects
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Date
2009-06
Authors
Potter, Melissa C., 1977-
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Presenting science fair projects gave students an opportunity to complete a performance assessment that comprised a meaningful task focused on process and subject to standards-based assessment. Students presented science inquiry and engineering design projects to judges at a regional science fair. The judges used the domains of the Potter Rubrics to assess the students' work and assigned a Quality score to each project. Using multiple regression, this study found that the mean scores on the Methods and Analysis domains predicted the mean Quality scores. Analyzing the technical quality of the Potter Rubrics addressed some of the measurement and generalizability concerns about performance assessments. Recommendations for future research and implications for practice were examined.
Description
xi, 59 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Keywords
Rubric, Science, Validity, Technical quality, Science fair projects, Assessment, School administration, Secondary education, Science education, Education, Secondary