The Development of Assessment Criteria for Science Communication via Infographics for Secondary School Students
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The objectives of this research were to: 1) develop assessment criteria for science communication via infographics; and 2) study the results of trying out the developed assessment criteria by assessing the infographics produced by 18 Grade 10 students who participated in the study voluntarily. The results revealed that the content validity of the assessment criteria was validated by 3 science education experts. The assessment criteria developed covered 2 components: 1) the content and information, and 2) the design. The score level for each component was divided into 3 levels: 2, 1, and 0. In data analysis, the researchers separately used the criteria to evaluate the student infographics, then took the results, discussed them, and drew conclusions until all the scores matched (inter-rater reliability = 1). The percentage of each component score level was calculated. The results of trying out the assessment criteria for science communication via infographics showed that, regarding the components of content and information, most of the workpieces could not identify complete scientific content. Some scientific misconceptions were found. Regarding the design and the components of the design, it was found that most workpieces used inappropriate layouts. The font styles and illustrations were also inconsistent with the content and information being presented in the infographics.
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