Assessment Strategies for Energy
Use these resources to guide and refine your
assessment methods.
PALS: Performance Assessment Links in Science
Tremendously useful,
PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually updated
resource bank of science performance assessment tasks
indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES)
and various other standards frameworks. You can select the
standards with which you'd like to align, and receive a list
of recommended tasks/activities designed to meet the
standards, and vice versa.
Center for Science Education and Professional
Development
Created for science teachers and
professional developers, this site seeks to
further inquiry and continuous assessment.
This information is designed to be helpful,
and cheerfully introduces newcomers to what
continuous assessment is, as well as
providing resources and support for those who
are already well versed.
ASSET Performance Assessment Framework
Presents rubrics for
assessing STC kits (Soils, Rocks and Minerals, Land and
Water, Sound, Electric Circuits, Animal Studies,
Ecosystems, and Magnets and Motors). These rubrics present
useful models that you could consider as you create your
own rubrics.
Pennsylvania
Assessment Through Themes (PATT)
Features the Guide to
Assessment Literacy; the Science, Technology,
Environment & Ecology Process (STEEP) Assessment
Handbook, and the Portfolio Implementation Guide.
ENC
Focus
Diane Butzer from School District of
Lancaster says, "This is an excellent site to
align instruction and assessment in science
and math instruction." Read more
commentary…
Blue Web'n Website Evaluation Rubric
KSN's tech
specialist Shelby Jackson introduces you to a
site that can help you with the difficult
task of assessing the quality and utility of
websites.
