Assessment Strategies

Definitions of Assessment vocab in science http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf99148/ch_12.htm

National Science Education Standards and Assessment of Inquiry http://books.nap.edu/html/inquiry_addendum/ch4.html

Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments

Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals and Outcomes

Alternative Strategies for Science Teaching and Assessment

MCPS Science-Assessment Strategies

Assessment overview  http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/sofweb/science/sampleprogram/over/assess.htm

Resources for Science Middle School Teachers (focus on the assessment links for now) http://www.mines.edu/research/eow/Teacher_Resource.html

Assessment Primer for the Geosciences http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/assessment/index.html