Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Examinations and Assessment

The Nuffield Chemistry team worked with the then London Board to develop new styles of assessment to support new approaches to teaching and learning in science first at O-level and then at A-level. Many of the approaches adopted in the 1960s have stood the test of time with the common use of a mixture of fixed response, structured and free-response questions. The main innovation at A-level was the replacement of a practical examination by a scheme of internal assessment of practical work by teachers.

Contents
Author's preface
Part one: Introduction
Chapter 1: The purpose of assessment
Chapter 2: The written examination
Chapter 3: Assessment of practical work
Chapter 4: Constructing tests for internal use

Part two: Sample questions
Section A: Objective questions
Section B: Structured questions
Section C: Free response questions
Appendix 1: Specimen record cards for assessment of practical work
Appendix 2: Specimen summary sheets for assessment of practical work
Appendix 3: Item analysis