Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the effect of using alternative assessment
on scientific thinking in light of the Corona pandemic among students of the
upper basic stage inUNRWAschools inNablusGovernorate.The study population
consisted of (6087) male and female students; the randomly chosen study sample
included (60) boy and girl eighth graders studying at Ghor Al-Far’a Elementary
Mixed School. The participants were randomly distributed into two groups. The
experimental group included (30) male and female students and was assessed
using the alternative assessment method, while the control group (30) boy and girl
students was assessed using traditional assessment techniques. The study tools
were prepared including a scientific thinking test and a verbal scale. The results
of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between
the performance averages of the members of the control and experimental study
groups on the test of scientific thinking skills in favor of the experimental group.
The study recommended that theMinistry of Education take alternative assessment
into consideration when designing curricula.
Keywords: Assessment · Alternative assessment · Covid-19 · Scientific
thinking · Science education
1Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the effect of using alternative assessment
on scientific thinking in light of the Corona pandemic among students of the
upper basic stage inUNRWAschools inNablusGovernorate.The study population
consisted of (6087) male and female students; the randomly chosen study sample
included (60) boy and girl eighth graders studying at Ghor Al-Far’a Elementary
Mixed School. The participants were randomly distributed into two groups. The
experimental group included (30) male and female students and was assessed
using the alternative assessment method, while the control group (30) boy and girl
students was assessed using traditional assessment techniques. The study tools
were prepared including a scientific thinking test and a verbal scale. The results
of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between
the performance averages of the members of the control and experimental study
groups on the test of scientific thinking skills in favor of the experimental group.
The study recommended that theMinistry of Education take alternative assessment
into consideration when designing curricula.
Keywords: Assessment · Alternative assessment · Covid-19 · Scientific
thinking · Science education
1Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the effect of using alternative assessment
on scientific thinking in light of the Corona pandemic among students of the
upper basic stage inUNRWAschools inNablusGovernorate.The study population
consisted of (6087) male and female students; the randomly chosen study sample
included (60) boy and girl eighth graders studying at Ghor Al-Far’a Elementary
Mixed School. The participants were randomly distributed into two groups. The
experimental group included (30) male and female students and was assessed
using the alternative assessment method, while the control group (30) boy and girl
students was assessed using traditional assessment techniques. The study tools
were prepared including a scientific thinking test and a verbal scale. The results
of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between
the performance averages of the members of the control and experimental study
groups on the test of scientific thinking skills in favor of the experimental group.
The study recommended that theMinistry of Education take alternative assessment
into consideration when designing curricula.
Keywords: Assessment · Alternative assessment · Covid-19 · Scientific
thinking · Science education
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Title

محمود الشمالي

Publisher

Springer

Publisher Country

Germany

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

None

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

--

Year

2022

Pages

9