Tables of contents

Commentary: a response to Reckase's conceptual framework and examples for evaluating standard setting methods

E Matthew Schulz

4

Rejoinder: evaluating standard setting methods using error models proposed by Schulz

Mark D Reckase

14

Introduction and overview: considering compliance, enforcement, and revisions

Judith Anderson Koenig

18

Using the Standards to evaluate the redesign of the US naturalisation tests: lessons for the measurement community

Stuart Elliott, Naomi Chudowsky, Barbara S Plake, Lorraine McDonnell

22

Validity on trial: psychometric and legal conceptualisations of validity

Stephen G Sireci, Polly Parker

27

A historical perspective and current views on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

Wayne J Camara, Suzanne Lane

35 

The challenges of meeting the Standards: a perspective from the test publishing community

William G Harris

42

Steps toward more effective implementation of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

Daniel Koretz

46

Encouraging and supporting compliance with standards for educational tests

Lauress L Wise

52

Following the Standards: is it time for another revision?

Robert L Linn

55

Influencing classroom assessment

Gordon Stobart

235

Changing practices: influences on classroom assessment

Robin D Tierney

239

Large-scale mathematics assessment: looking globally to act locally

Brian Doig

265

Some difficulties in informal assessment in mathematics

Anne Watson

289

The challenges and possibilities of aligning large-scale testing with mathematical reform: the case of Ontario

Alex Lawson, Christine Suurtamm

305

Exploring the role of assessment tasks to promote formative assessment in Key Stage 3 Geography: evidence from twelve teachers

Yonca Tiknaz, Alan Sutton

327

Assessment in the Republic of Ireland

Anne Looney

345

Book review

Richard Daugherty

National Science Week 2006

Julie Prattis, Stephen Schofield

10

Features

Teaching primary science constructively: experiences of pre-service teachers at Macquarie University 

Christine Preston, Amanda Gray, Catherine Fullerton, Jennifer Riley

12

Changing representations to learn primary science concepts 

Bruce Waldrip, Vaughan Prain

17 

ESSA: developing and scoping a test to explore scientific literacy and achievement in NSW

Deborah Panizzon, Dagmar Arthur, John Pegg

22 

Trends in the design of ICT teaching resources created by pre-service science teachers 

Doug Reid, Vaille Dawson, Pat Forster

28 

Hands on

Effects of groups' size on student performance in the physics laboratory

John Smith

34 

Sharing early childhood science education in Papua New Guinea: a cross cultural experience

Sharon Russo

38 

TLF learning objects in science classrooms

Graham Coghill

42

An integrated house project: response from our readership

Alwyn Powell

45 

The sky

Roay Forma

46 

Teaching as coaching: a case study of awareness and learning in engineering education

Vidar Gynnild, Anders Holstad, Dag Myrhaug

1 

Approaches to learning by students in the biological sciences: implications for teaching 

Dianne J Watters, James J Watters

19

Teaching models in the use of analogies as a resource in the Science classroom 

José M Olivia, P Azcárate, A Navarrete

45

Reading new environments: students' ability to generalise their understanding between different ecosystems

Ola Magntorn, Gustav Helldén

67 

Pedagogic principles in negotiating cultural conflict: a Melanesian example

Bruce G Waldrip, Joe T Timothy, Wilson Wilikai

101 

Book review

Yves Laberge

123