Centering Student Voice in Science Assessment through Leveraging Student Experience Data

• In Event: Reimagining Assessment as a Learning Process: Student Voice, Classroom Practice, and Data Analytics

Abstract

Current science education reforms emphasize incorporation of student voice into assessment. However, opportunities for students to share assessment experiences remain limited. This study addresses this gap by presenting a survey for directly gathering student experience data. Middle and high school students responded to the survey after taking a three-dimensional assessment task. The survey had a five-factor structure that measured Comprehension & accessibility, Preparedness & connection to prior experiences, Interest, Local and global relevance, and Personal connection and developing agency. Preliminary results from 1,698 students revealed that test position revealed that test position had a varied influence on student experience, with factors like Preparedness and Relevance showing significant decreases on subsequent tasks, while Interest was unaffected.

Authors

• Cari F. Herrmann-Abell, BSCS Science Learning

• Clarissa de Oliveira Deverel-Rico, BSCS Science Learning

• Jeffrey Snowden, BSCS Science Learning

• Andy Brubaker, BSCS Science Learning

• Melissa R. Campanella, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Jean Flanagan, BSCS Science Learning

• Dennis Michael Lee, BSCS Science Learning

• Patricia Olson, BSCS Science Learning

• Christopher D. Wilson, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study