Poster #9 - Many-Facet Rasch Analysis of Instrument Measuring Physics Teachers' Formative Assessment Knowledge of Force and Motion

• In Event: 21.063 - MTCC Poster Session Three
  In Poster Session: 21.063-1 - Research in Science Teaching and Learning Poster Session 2

Abstract

This paper discusses the development and validation of an instrument (Knowledge of Formative Assessment – KFA) using Many-facet Rasch analysis (MFR) to measure physics teachers’ formative assessment knowledge of force and motion. As expectations from Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013), call for assessment to meet all the goals of science education; the assessments must determine not only what students know, but also serve as a means of learning. The importance of a short, validated instrument which measures physics teachers’ topic specific formative assessment knowledge and the incorporation of this knowledge into their classroom practice is critical for science teacher education, professional development programs, as well as contributing to the body of literature on formative assessment.

Authors

• Marilyn Maxwell Stephens, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

• Dennis Sunal, The University of Alabama