Ally Bull, with the NZCER science education team, shares a New Zealand example of how science assessment could be developed to assess thinking in s
Catherine reports on the work that her group has been doing for Public Health England on microbes, prevention of infection, antibiotics and antibio
At St Michael's RC School, we aim to develop in our students an understanding of the importance of scientific knowledge through the delivery o
The authors use their third article to discuss summative assessment, its uses, strengths and pitfalls.
Chris and Sally start off a three-part series looking at the issues of assessment that teachers face in the classroom.
Assessment for learning: how and why it works in primary classrooms.
Claire summarises which Assessment for Learning strategies are particularly relevant to primary science teaching and learning and describes how the
The authors show how important it is to listen to children's views on assessment.
Drugs may be used by athletes for a number of reasons, including performance enhancement.
An experiential activity organised around a contemporary socio-scientific controversy about the use of antibiotics in livestock that can be used as
This article reviews clinical and basic science research to illustrate how developments in research methodology have enabled neuroscientists to und