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Preschool Assessment of Science (PAS)
Topics: Student LearningThe Preschool Assessment of Science (PAS) is a performance-based assessment designed to measure preschool children’s science knowledge and inquiry skills through hands-on tasks. The instrument focuses on children’s ability to engage in a cycle of scientific reasoning, including making predictions,…Through Course Task (TCT)
Topics: Student LearningThrough Course Tasks (TCTs) are a set of performance-based science assessment tasks designed to measure students’ three-dimensional science learning within classroom instruction. They are implemented across grade levels, including elementary, as part of a broader, balanced assessment system that…Oral Retell Science Understanding Assessment (Faggella-Luby et al., 2016)
Topics: Student LearningThis assessment uses student retellings of an informational science text to measure both reading comprehension and science conceptual understanding. Students are asked to read a selected passage and then orally retell what they remember, with minimal prompting, allowing researchers to capture how…Science Matters Pre/post Assessment
Topics: Student LearningThe Science Matters lesson units include an integrated system of assessments embedded within multi-lesson instructional sequences across elementary science domains, including life science, physical science, and earth science. Each unit is organized as a coherent progression of lessons connected…Energy Literacy Open-Ended Assessment
Topics: Student LearningThis energy literacy assessment is an open-ended survey instrument designed to measure elementary students’ understanding of energy sources, energy systems, and the environmental impacts of energy use. Items ask students to identify renewable energy sources, explain which sources should be used…Forces and Motion Concepts Assessment (Chen et al. 2013)
Topics: Student LearningThis assessment consists of 20 selected-response items, each aligned with specific science concepts. These items are organized around six core content areas: force balance, force and speed, friction, force and mass, air resistance, and energy. Each question requires students to apply their…Energy Concepts Assessment (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2017)
Topics: Student LearningThis assessment is based on a learning progression framework designed to measure students’ understanding of energy concepts from upper elementary through high school. The instrument evaluates knowledge across four major categories: energy forms and transformations, energy transfer, energy…3D Energy Explanation Assessment (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2017)
Topics: Student LearningThis assessment consists of a set of tasks designed to measure elementary students’ ability to explain energy-related phenomena using three-dimensional science learning. The tasks present real-world scenarios followed by a combination of constructed-response and multiple-choice items that require…Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) 3-5
Topics: Student LearningThe Next Generation Science Assessment elementary assessment tasks are a set of online, scenario-based performance assessments designed to measure students’ progress toward Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) performance expectations. These assessments are organized by grade band (3–5) and are…Progression of Understanding Matter (PUM)
Topics: Student LearningThe Progression of Understanding Matter (PUM) is an assessment instrument designed to measure students’ conceptual understanding of matter across elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. The instrument consists of three linked forms tailored to different grade bands (grades 3–6, 7–9, and…Tennessee District Science Network Task Library
Topics: Student LearningThe elementary assessments developed through the Tennessee District Science Network (TDSciN) are a set of performance-based science tasks designed to measure students’ three-dimensional learning aligned with current science standards. Each assessment is structured around a phenomenon- or problem…Science Concepts Pre–Post Assessment (Williams et al., 2012)
Topics: Student LearningThis science assessment consists of pre- and post-lesson survey instruments designed to measure students’ understanding of science concepts following participation in LEGO Mindstorms-based activities. The assessments include both content and evaluation questions and are administered immediately…SNAP- Short Response items; Short Performance Assessments
Topics: Student LearningThe Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP) assessments are a coordinated system of three types of science assessments designed to measure students’ three-dimensional learning aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These assessments are developed across domains including…3D Science Performance Assessment Tasks
Topics: Student LearningThe 3D Science Performance Assessment Tasks (3DSPA) are a suite of curriculum-embedded, performance-based assessments designed to measure elementary students’ three-dimensional science learning aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Each assessment is organized around a specific…