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Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices

Prompts for Integrating Crosscutting Concepts into Assessment and Instruction

This assessment task is published in the OpenSciEd science unit 7.3 Metabolic Reactions. Students complete this assessment at the unit of the unit.

The Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS) surfaced some features that routinely distinguish NGSS tasks from science tasks that are not designed for the NGSS. This resource describes the “must-haves” of any NGSS assessment.

An interview with Brian Reiser

The Task Annotation Project in Science surfaced the significance of phenomena in science assessments, and what features define high-quality phenomena for assessments. This resource provides educators and assessment developers with recommendations for phenomena that can support all students and reveal students’ ability to sense-make using the three dimensions.??

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Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS)

How can assessments be more equitable, and do assessments—classroom-based and external—have a role in promoting equitable approaches to science teaching and learning? By examining a wide range of tasks for how diverse learners can demonstrate progress, the Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS) surfaced key ways science assessments can help make sure all students are supported in meeting their science learning goals.

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This resource describes how science and engineering practices (SEPs) can be used in science assessments and tasks. This resource identifies common misconceptions around the use of SEPs in assessments, while also providing effective and meaningful ways assessment tasks can elicit evidence of students' engagement in SEPs.?

This resource?describes how assessment tasks frequently include crosscutting concepts (CCCs), and discusses which approaches are most effective for providing evidence of students’ understanding and ability to use the CCCs.?

Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS)

Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS)

Adapted from OpenSciEd Student Discussion Transcript

STEM Teaching Tool 16: The Informal Formative Assessment Cycle as a Model for Teacher Practice

Scroll to find "Tasks by Grade Band" for quality examples of three-dimensional assessment tasks.