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Scientific Report Rubric
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/reportrubric.html
Scientific Report Rubric

Report Card Comments
http://tinyurl.com/dyy64r
Report Card Comments
Grade 6 Science and Technology
Scanned From The Ontario Provincial Report Card

Science Report Card Comments
http://www.occdsb.on.ca/~proj1615/Rep5.htm
Science Report Card Comments : Grade 6 Science and Technology

Science Assessment & Reporting : Western Australia
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cip/learntech/ar/
Science Assessment & Reporting : Western Australia
Animal Adaptations - Criteria for Assessment Sheet | Animal Adaptations - Editing my Draft | Semantic Grid - Animal Adaptations | Task Checklist - Animal Adaptations | Rubric - Computer Patterning | Rubric - Counter Patterning | Unit Review - Animal Adaptations |

Automatically Graded Randomized Chemistry Problems
http://chemcollective.org/curriculum/autograde.php
Automatically Graded Randomized Chemistry Problems
We've recently been developing a number of automatically graded randomized problems. They include random variables for each problem, and support feedback for common student errors (for example, an automatic prompt when answers are off by orders of magnitude, suggesting that students check to see if they've converted mL to L for calculations).
Unknown Acid Problem | Limiting Reagents Problem | Determining Stoichiometric Coefficients |

Assessing progress in science: INSET toolkits
http://www.qca.org.uk/13116.html
Assessing progress in science: INSET toolkits
In consultation with teachers and education partners, QCA is now publishing a flexible professional development solution to enhance teaching skills in science at key stages 1, 2 and 3.
A suite of three multimedia toolkits (one for each key stage) has been specifically designed to develop teachers?understanding of the assessment for learning principles and to enhance the use of QCA? Assessing Progress in Science teacher support materials.
Each toolkit consists of a detailed facilitator? guide, participant? booklets and a multimedia CD-ROM featuring extensive classroom video footage and support materials.
Electronic copies of the Assessing Progress in Science teacher support materials are included on the CD-ROM in each toolkit. To give teachers even greater flexibility, we are pleased to offer printed sets of the Assessing Progress in Science materials, three for the price of two when purchased with an INSET toolkit.

Science Assessment resources at the NGfL (UK)
http://tinyurl.com/5hl8o
Science Assessment teaching and learning resources at the National Grid for Learning NGfL (UK)

Targets in Scientific Enquiry
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/science.htm
Targets in Scientific Enquiry

USA Science Educational Standards
http://www.bioedonline.org/resources/standards.cfm
USA Science Educational Standards | National Science Education Standards | Developing Education Standards - View by State or subject | Education World State Standards - View by State and subject |

First Science : Quiz of the week
http://www.firstscience.com/site/quiz.asp
First Science : Quiz of the week

QCA Science Assessment guidance
http://www.qca.org.uk/8303.html
QCA Science Assessment guidance
From here you can access the relevant assessment material produced by QCA.
Assessing Progress in Science (APS) | Evaluation and Standards reports at KS2 and KS3 | Key stage 2 and 3 tasks | Testbase | Assessing progress in science at key stages 1, 2 and 3 | Evaluation and standards reports | Optional tasks for the more able |

KS3 Science Self Assessment Materials
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/science/selfassessment.htm
KS3 Science Self Assessment Materials ... word documents downloadable for all the KS3 Scheme of Work Units.

Benchmarks for Science Literacy (USA)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/benchmark_index.htm
K-12 science literacy learning goals outlined by AAAS's Project 2061

PALS: Performance Assessment Links in Science
http://pals.sri.com/
PALS: Performance Assessment Links in Science
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. Take the guided tour to become familiar with PALS.
The tasks, collected from numerous sources, include student directions and response forms, administration procedures, scoring rubrics, examples of student work, and technical quality data calculated from field testing. On-line rater training packets have also been created for some tasks.

Science - UK Tests and Exams
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php?temid=211
Science - UK Tests and Exams
This section provides links to the on-line examination syllabuses for science along with SATs information and support.
The relevant QCA criteria and the syllabuses for GCSE, A and AS-levels that are currently available on line are listed below. Visit the DfES qualifications website for general information about examinations and qualifications.

Student Test Reviews Online (USA)
http://buros.unl.edu/
Student Test Reviews Online - test reviews when you need them
Access test information online exactly as it appears in the Mental Measurement Yearbook series
Search by alphabetic or category listings of test titles or by keyword ... free information on almost 4,000 commercially available tests.

USA State Science Standards and Assessment Links (ENC)
http://csss.enc.org/assess.htm
USA State Science Standards and Assessment Links (ENC)
This page includes each state and the District of Columbia. It links to the state's department of education, summarizes whether it can be determined if the state used any national standards and if assessment questions are available online, explains the state's science standards documents claim to adhere to a national standard, and gives URLs to any listing of science assessment questions.

Testbase (UK)
http://www.testbase.co.uk/
Testbase 2002 - all the key stage 1, 2 and 3 national test questions, mark schemes and reports indexed and ready to use on two CDs.
The primary CD contains key stages 1 and 2 English, mathematics and science. The secondary CD contains English, mathematics and science at key stages 2 and 3.

Science Assessment at Edexcel (UK)
http://www.edexcel.org.uk/qualifications/
Science Assessment and Examinations at Edexcel (UK)
There are Edexcel qualifications for everyone, academic, vocational and occupational across the National Qualifications Framework
This section tells you more about the specifications, assessment and support materials for our Edexcel, BTEC, intelect and IHCD qualifications.

UK Nat.Curr. in Action : Science
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/science/index.htm
his website uses pupils' work and case study materials to show what the National Curriculum in Science looks like in practice.
The examples given show:
- the standard of pupils' work at different ages and key stages
- how the programmes of study translate into real activities
- effective use of ICT across the curriculum
The site also explains why the piece of work:
- shows a pupil's performance in relation to a particular level description; and/or
- is a good example of the programme of study in practice.
Science | UK | national | curriculum |

National Curriculum Tests - Science (UK)
http://www.sirplc.co.uk/nct/home.asp
National Curriculum Tests - Science (UK)
In conjunction with the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority), SiR have computerised National Curriculum test papers in English, Maths and Science at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Additionally both optional and progress papers are also included for years 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Science Attainment Targets - N.C. UK
http://www.nc.uk.net/nc/contents/Sc--2-ATT.html
Science Attainment Targets - N.C. UK
An attainment target sets out the 'knowledge, skills and understanding which pupils of different abilities and maturities are expected to have by the end of each key stage'
Expected performance for the majority of pupils at the end of key stages 3 and 4 is set out in the end of key stage descriptions), attainment targets consist of eight level descriptions of increasing difficulty, plus a description for exceptional performance above level 8. Each level description describes the types and range of performance that pupils working at that level should characteristically demonstrate.