BEST PRACTICES OF ASSESSMENT AS A WAY TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE LEARNING

The conceptual understanding presents a key component of science expertise, and thus the most desirable outcome of science education process. However, reports in the literature describe the opposite reality. Integral parts of the curriculum of every physical science subject are problem solving tasks. However, the majority of problem-solving tasks encountered at primary, secondary and even tertiary level of education require lower-order cognitive skills to reach a solution.