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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2020.41.6.684

Development of a Rubric for Assessing Middle School Students' Conceptual Understanding about Dew Point  

Lee, Kiyoung (Division of Science Education, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Jaebong (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Oh, Hyunseok (Middle School, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.41, no.6, 2020 , pp. 684-694 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we developed a rubric for assessing middle school students' conceptual understanding about dew point. For this purpose, we analyzed 9th grade students' responses collected by using a multi-tiers constructed-response item of National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) and classified the types of the responses according to their characteristics. In addition, we analyzed the distribution of student response types according to mean achievement scores and developed an assessment rubric of conceptual understanding about dew point. The findings are as follows: First, the analysis of student responses to finding dew point in the saturation curve showed that many students had no or lack understanding of the scientific concept of dew point. Second, as a result of analyzing the student response to the water vapor condensation process at dew point, the proportion of scientific conception types was very low, while the proportion of misconception types was relatively high and the types varied as well. Third, a four- level assessment rubric was developed based on the analysis of the distribution of student response types according to the mean achievement scores. Based on the findings, we suggested the development and utilization of assessment rubric in the field of Earth science education.
Keywords
conceptual understanding; assessment rubric; dew point; middle school; constructed-response item;
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