The teachers in the Science Department at Fair Ridge High often get together to discuss the progress of their students. They have noticed that the interest of their students in science has increased over the years. They think they might want to introduce other forms of assessment to the students so that the students may have a chance to explore their interests and demonstrate their knowledge. The most appropriate type of assessment for this would be which of the following?
A)Having students work in groups on lab activities
B)Having the science department plan a science fair
C)Having students design their own projects
D)Having a contest for best science experiment as voted on by the students

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Having students design their own projects. This would be the most effective way to get all students to demonstrate knowledge about some area of science. It could provide information to the department as a whole about trends and interests and could spark interesting ideas about projects for the classes or assignments the teachers could give in the future.

The Teachers in the Science Department at Fair Ridge High