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» A Collection of Assessment Strategies - Presented by the Alaska Department of Education, the site provides descriptions, diagrams and links.
» Assessment in Science Education: The Middle Years - Review of book is provided, explains the target audience, pricing and availability.
» Assigning Value: Science Assessment - Brief document which discusses issues in science assessment.
» Bringing the Science Assessment Standards into the Classroom - Short discussion on issues in science assessment, based on CELA's project on Mathematics and Science Literacy.
» Computer-Based Science Assessment : Implications for Students with Learning Disabilities - Academic paper, discusses issues such as adaptive testing, figural response testing, computer simulations and anchored assessment.
» Miami Museum of Science-Alternative Assessment Definitions - Offering a description of a range of techniques for science assessment, the site also contains links to further information.
» Middle Level Science: Assessment and Evaluation - Saskatchewan Department of Education provides background information on the necessity for, and value of, assessment in science. Also provides examples for authentic assessment.
» Performance Assessment Links in Science - Requiring free registration, the site provides an on-line, standards-based, resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks.
» Performance Assessment for Science Teachers - Sample tasks are provided for authentic assessment, along with rationale, teachers notes and equipment lists.
» Portfolios for Assessment and Instruction - ERIC Digest, discussing assessment uses, instructional uses and a variety of other issues, provides extensive list of references.
» Quality Evaluation of University Theses - Model for the evaluation of theses from 4 quality axes: theoretical, logical, semantical and methodological.
» Scholastic Portfolio Assessment -Science Assessment - Geared to the United Kingdom science curriculum, the publisher offers a description and ordering information on these products.
» Science Records of Achievement and Self Assessment - Examples are provided, for year 2 to 6, of templates for science assessment.