The application of objective tests for assessing academic achievement in Science
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Date
1969Author
Sanders, Allan C E
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ThesisLanguage
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This research is an investigation into the
assessment of the abilities measured by different methods
of testing science achievement. A comparison of
abilities required for answering questions of the
conventional essay type and the objective multiple-
choice type is made in Physics and Chemistry.
The system of examinations in Britain, from which
Kenya obtained her system is surveyed and a review is
made of the advantages and disadvantages of conventional
and objective examinations. The objectives of science
teaching are viewed in the light of recent research into
different types of examinations in science.
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M.A ( Education)Publisher
University of East Africa