| The "Assessments
for Science" page is organized into the major
topics found listed below. Use the links found
listed below to make a quick links to the topics
listed on this page:
- Rubrics
- Test Items
- Test
Taking Skills
- Rubrics
- Discovery
Schoool Assessments and Rubrics
Now that we are using the Internet in the
classroom to support instruction, it is
important the area of assessment be addressed.
One usable method for teachers is to provide
a rubric for student use and for both formative
and summative assessment purposes. Another
is to provide some type of graphic organizer.
Below you will find a collection of assessment
rubrics and graphic organizers that may
be helpful to you as you design your own.
Let me know if you have one you would like
to share! A book dealing with both the theoretical
and practical design of rubrics is the ASCD
publication.
- PALS -
Performance Assessment Links in Science
This is a standards based site that contains
a large bank of lab activity lesson plans
(assessment science). It is very easy to
search and navigate. It also includes rubrics
and examples of student work.
- RubiStar
Outstanding RubiStar can help the teacher who
wants to use rubrics but does not have
the time to develop them from scratch. While
many teachers want to use rubrics or are
experimenting with writing them, they can
be quite time-consuming to develop. RubiStar
provides generic rubrics that can simply
be printed and used for many typical projects
and research assignments. RubiStar is unique
because it provides these generic rubrics
in a format that can be customized: Teachers
can change almost all suggested text in
the rubric to make it fit their own projects.
- Science Rubrics New
This is a free lab
rubric. There is a membership fee for more
complex rubrics.
- Test Items
- 50
Question Test From Whales
This is the complete booklet (PDF) of New
South Whales This test is similar
to the MEAP. A 50 question science
test for high school.
- ACT
Science Test Items New
ACT sample
test items for science.
- Bank
of Chemistry Questions and Problems New
An internet collection of chemistry
questions and problems for chemistry teachers.
Nearly seven thousand questions!
- California
State Testing Page
Test items for California in science are
available at this site.
- Elementary
Science Items
This site provides a sample test for the
elementary science in life, physical,
and
earth sciences.
- Explore
Your Knowledge
This site is a fun, interactive site geared
towards 4th and 8th graders. They
can choose questions either in math or
science.
- Florida's
Comprehensive Assessment Test
This is the complete booklet (PDF) of Florida's
Comprehensive Assessment Test. This
test is similar to the MEAP; includes
different
grade levels and subjects.
- Interactive
Fifth Grade Assessment
Interactive online assessment in science
for fifth grade from Virginia.
- Interactive
Quizzes
Outstanding:
This site has interactive quizzes in science
and mathematics plus other content areas
ready to be used as examples for all levels
of science including high school life,
earth, and physical science. The Virginia
Department
of Education has provided this on line
and it is outstanding.
- Massachusetts
Comprehensive Assessment System
This site has test items for a variety
of grades. The items are very good.
- Miscellaneous
Science Items
A PDF file of test items in science that
are at the middle or high school levels.
- Multiple
State Test Items
This site has sample science test items
from seventeen states from which teachers
can choose.
- NAEP
Science Assessment Examples
This is the site of examples used on NAEP
assessments in science.
- New
York State Intermediate Test
This site contains a complete copy of New
York's proficiency test. It is a
PDF file and contains answers. Good
review for MEAP.
- New
York State Elementary/Intermediate Science
This site is the archival site of science
test items for New York State.
- On
Line Science Assessment Tools
This site provides access to released items
from various state and national standardized
tests. All items have been coded to current
Michigan Benchmarks and Assessment Standards.
The database contains both multiple choice
and constructed response questions and
can
be searched to develop a test built around
specific content or assessment standards.
After making your selections, a test will
be created as an editable Word document.
- Performance
Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually
updated resource bank of science performance
assessment tasks indexed via the National
Science Education Standards (NSES).
Assessments are available for both Math
and Science. After selecting the
standards to be assessed, it will provide
tasks to
be assessed along with a rubric to assess
the task.
- Physical
Science Tests
This site has different tests for different
topics in physical science. The
site is interactive. May be used
after a unit of physical science is completed.
- Quiz
Hub
This site has a number of quizzes on various
topics in science and other areas. The
site
also has thinking games and logic puzzles.
Quiz Hub is a fun no-nonsense user-friendly
K-12 online interactive learning center.
Quiz Hub members have access to hundreds
of interactive learning quizzes that help
enhance their knowledge of English language
arts, foreign languages, geography, history,
math, and science. Cost is $40.00 per
year.
- SAT-Biology New
Practice test items in
the content area of Biology used on the
College Board Exam (SAT).
- SAT-Chemistry New
Practice test items
in the content area of Chemistry used on
the College Board Exam (SAT).
- SAT-Physics New
Practice test items in
the content area of Physics used on the
College Board Exam (SAT).
- Science
Assessment Site for Utah
This site has all the test items for all
grades in Utah for science.
- Science
Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz geared
toward high school students. Immediate
feedback. Questions change weekly
and cover famous scientists and their
discoveries.
- Science
Quizzes Search Engine
Outstanding: This site
has quizzes that are interactive in all
science
content areas and levels. This is an excellent
database for test items.
- Seventh
Grade Test Items Utah
Seventh Integrated Science 2003 test items
in this pool represent the work of many
Utah science teachers.
- Standardized
Test Item Finder - Science New
This site is a finder of released
items for all 50 states, ACT, and NEAP
in science
and mathematics.
- State
of Washington 2008 Released Items New Science released items 2001 to present.
Mathematics is also included.
- Texas
Education Agency
Interactive site with realeased test
items for grade 5th ,10th & 11th
grade science.
- TIMSS
2003 Released Test Items
Test items that were released in 2003 for
the fourth and eighth grades in mathematics
and science.
- TIMSS
Third International Math and Science Study
(TIMSS) is a research project sponsored
by the International Assossication for
the Evaluation of Education Acheivement.
A quick 25 question quiz is provided by
grade level in either math or science.
Grade levels are divided into three categories;
grades 3,4; grades 7,8; grade 12.
Questions are similar to the MEAP.
- Trends
in TIMMS
This site has additional test items for
fourth and eighth grades. It is a good
database
of items.
- Utah
Science Performance Tests New
This
is a unique site that links specific content
expectations to test item.
- Virginia
Released Items
This site contains the released items for
all tests in Virginia in PDF form.
- Virginia
State Standards of Learning
This site is very interactive. There are
a number of different categories that
can
be chosen such as number of questions,
specific topics, grade level and a lot
more.
Good site for MEAP review.
- Who
Wants to be a Millionaire?
This is just like the TV game "Who Wants
to be a Millionaire?", but only has science
and math questions. Fun, interactive
game. Focus is towards grades
7-9.
- Test
Taking Skills
- Help
Your Child Improve in Test-Taking
This site maintained by the U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
AND IMPROVEMENT is designed as a guide
for parents who want to help their child
improve
test taking skills and study skills.
It includes sections on avoiding test anxiety,
do's and don'ts, and what to do after the
test.
- Survival
Strategies for Taking Tests This site
lists 13 strategies for improving test taking
skills. The first three tips list
things to do "Before You Begin" and then
lists ten tips for "Taking A Test."
This a a very simple list of effective means
to improve test taking skills.
- Test
Taking Skills
This site is full of games, brain teasers,
and puzzles that will enhance thinking skills.
Improving and enhancing thinking skills
will most always improve study skills and
test taking skills.
- Test
Taking Tips
This site, "Test Taking Tips," will help
you study better and improve your test
taking
skills. Whether you're a high school or
college student, tests are unavoidable.
Learning
proper studying and test taking techniques
are a vital part of improving your grade
and academic success. This site will
help you with not only Test Taking Tips,
but also includes links to Study Tips and
Note Taking.
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