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Do Large-Scale Exams Adequately Assess Inquiry? An Evaluation of the Alignment of the Inquiry Behaviors in New York State's Living Environment Regents Examination to the NYS Inquiry Standard
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The American Biology Teacher
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August 1, 2008
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Contemporary education is the midst of a standards-based reform movement (Finn, Julian &r Petrilli, 2006). In science education, national reform documents (Rutherford & Ahlgren, 1989; American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS], 1993; National Research Council [NRC], 1996) focused attention on the importance of developing scientifically literate citizens capable of understanding and engaging in scientific inquiry. States followed the lead of these national documents, developed new inquiry-based science standards, and began the process of designing assessments that are aligned to their standards (Finn et al., 2006).
Many questions, however, remain about the merits of ...
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