| 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
- Chicago
Public Schools Rubric Bank
Each rubric in the rubric bank is identified
by a three-digit number, the first digit
of which indicates the subject area (see
the chart above); a few rubrics are
listed more than once under different subjects.
All of these rubrics begin with the
highest possible score, with other score
points listed in descending order.
Analytic rubrics have each scale listed
separately. Each rubric listing also
includes the subject(s) and grade level(s)
for which the rubric was developed, the
number of rating scales and the length of
each scale.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Get
Smart
This site contains a quiz that is timed,
interactive and fun. Tests can be
choosen for math, science and more.
- 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.
- Released
Items - Washington State
2005 released items in science testing for
the state of Washington.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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