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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2006  > September  >
Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources
Resources for Student Assessment
A Test Construction Support System for Chemistry Teachers
Derek Cheung
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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September 2006
Vol. 83 No. 9
p. 1399
Abstract
Assessment is central to chemical education in schools. However, teachers untrained in educational assessment often make errors when they construct multiple-choice items. Windows-compatible software called Test Construction Support System (TCSS) was developed to facilitate teachers to implement formative assessment in secondary-school chemistry. The TCSS provides a computer-based environment within which a chemistry teacher can perform a number of tasks such as: learning 15 important guidelines for designing good multiple-choice items; accessing 78 abstracts of articles on students' misconceptions in acids–bases chemistry, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry; and creating Web-based multiple-choice items for students to self-assess their learning of chemistry formatively. Surveys of teachers and students have indicated that TCSS is a useful tool for enhancing teachers' professional growth in educational assessment and for improving students' learning of chemistry.
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Cheung, Derek. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 1399.
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Keywords
Acids / Bases; Chemical Education Research; Computer-Based Learning; Electrochemistry; Equilibrium; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Professional Development; Testing / Assessment
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8/18/2006
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