Richard Bruton
Ceist:295 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the findings of the 1997 feasibility study of practical assessment in leaving certificate physics and leaving certificate chemistry. [17262/00]
Vol. 521 No. 4
295 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the findings of the 1997 feasibility study of practical assessment in leaving certificate physics and leaving certificate chemistry. [17262/00]
Practical work is an integral part of the science curriculum. The limitations on the extent to which practical work can be assessed as part of a terminal written examination are recognised.
A feasibility study on practical assessment was undertaken to assess if a fair, valid and reliable system for assessment of practical work could be implemented across the sciences at leaving certificate. This study was undertaken in leaving certificate physics and chemistry in spring 1997. The work was directed by a steering committee with representation from the Department of Education and Science and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.