Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science: Rasch Measurement to Support QR Assessment

The ability of middle and high school students to reason quantitatively within the context of environmental science was investigated. A quantitative reasoning (QR) learning progression, with associated QR assessments in the content areas of biodiversity, water, and carbon, was developed based on thr...

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Main Authors: Robert L. Mayes, Kent Rittschof, Jennifer H. Forrester, Jennifer D. Schuttlefield Christus, Lisa Watson, Franziska Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Numeracy Network 2015-07-01
Series:Numeracy
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol8/iss2/art4/