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Suggestions From Conference Participants for Instruments to Measure Student Outcomes in Science (K-8 & 6-12)

published: 02/02/2001
posted to site: 02/02/2001

Suggestions From Conference Participants for Instruments to Measure Student Outcomes in Science (K-8 & 6-12)

K-8 Science

Machine Scored
  1. SAT-9 gr. 3, 6, 7 , 8, 9-12
  2. PASS (Partnership for Assessment of Standards Based Science)
  3. NYS PET gr. 4 (New York State Program Evaluation Test in Science)
  4. SC PACT (South Carolina Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test) — Science Achievement Test
  5. Terra Nova — 6th Gr. Science
  6. Released NAEP items
  7. CTB Reading/Math — Terra Nova
  8. New York State Math (CTB/McGraw Hill)

Open-ended

  1. Insights Assessment developed by Maryellen Harmon
  2. PASS (Partnership for Assessment of Standards Based Science), gr. 5, 8 (Fresno)
  3. FOSS Writing Prompts — writing sample project (Fresno) gr. K-6, will be developing 7-8
  4. NYS PET gr. 4
  5. SC PACT — content, process
  6. SAT-9 Science
  7. Selected Module Based Assessment Tests for project
  8. 5th Grade test based on TIMSS — released items
  9. Module Benchmark Assessments (also performance)
  10. District developed performance assessment

Performance

  1. PASS — Partnership for the Assessment of Standards-Based Science Assessment 2000
  2. Performance Assessment Framework for selected STC Module-embedded tasks — classroom use
  3. Insight Assessment developed by Maryellen Harmon
  4. FOSS Embedded Assessment System (K-6) developed by Fresno, district wide
  5. SCASS - States Collaborative of Assessment and State Standards
  6. Instrument for classroom based on assessment
  7. Assessment unit for specific FOSS Kits aligned with WA State Standards
  8. KIT-based Assessment
  9. New Standards Reference Exam, Science (if ever released)
  10. NYS PET, gr. 4
  11. TIMMS
  12. PAL — Performance Assessment in Language Arts
  13. NYS Pupil Evaluation in Science, gr. 4
  14. ECLAS — Early Childhood Language Assessment Scale
  15. Performance Assessment in Math (New York City)

6-12 Science

Machine-Scored

  1. SAT-9 Science (grades 9-12)
  2. Augmented Science Test — field test in Spring 2001 (Fresno)
  3. ILSE (Intermediate Level Science Exam) - (New York) Grade 8 — LS, PS, ES
  4. Partnership for the Assessment of Standards-Based Science (PASS) - Wested
  5. State Proficiency Tests
  6. Off-Grade Tests
  7. New Standards Science Reform exam
  8. Golden State Exams (Machine-scored, open-ended and performance components — integrated science: biology, chemistry, physics)

Open-Ended

  1. Core program assessments developed by the Spokane school district — diagnostic, formative, summative
  2. ILSE (New York) open-ended section
  3. PASS open-ended section (LS, ES, PS)
  4. State Proficiency tests
  5. New Standards
  6. Ohio Benchmark Exam

Performance

  1. PASS (LS, ES, PS)
  2. Rubrics to assess science standard #8 (scientific investigation)
    1. controlled experiment
    2. field study
    3. secondary research
  3. ILSE performance section (New York)
    1. microscopic measurement and classification
    2. density calculations and inferences
    3. experimental designs