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Article: Cartoons--an alternative learning assessment.
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- Science Scope
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Wait! Before you grab that comic book out of some student's hands, maybe you should ask what that comic book does for the student that you haven't done. Perhaps you haven't tried to teach with some humorous cartoons? Nah, we all try that; many teachers are stand-up comedians in training. But have you thought about using cartoons and comics for assessing your students' science learning?
Science education reform documents in the United States, such as the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996), envision that all students learn science with understanding. How do we, as science teachers, know that our students understand the ...