Performance-Based
Assessment and Rubrics
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

What is PALS?
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.
http://pals.sri.com/pals/

TeAch-nology
The rubric generators below will allow you to make grading rubrics by filling out a simple form. The materials are made instantly and can be printed directly from your computer. Your creations are exclusive to you. If you would like to keep your creations, save them when you make them.
http://teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

Balanced Assessment in Mathematics
Since 1993, the Balanced Assessment in Mathematics program has been developing innovative mathematics assessment tasks and helping teachers to use them in their classrooms.

http://balancedassessment.gse.harvard.edu/index.html

Rubrics-What is a rubric?

http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/tatew/Rubric.html
Rubistar
Create rubrics for project-based activities.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Problem Based Learning Checklists (PBL)
Completing class projects can be fun for your students, especially if they know exactly what is needed. Creating guidelines can be time-consuming though, so we've made a way for you to do it in no time! To make a project checklist for your students, first choose the grade level for the type of project you want your students to do. You can choose from writing, presentation, multimedia, or science projects.
http://4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml

Project Poster
Interactive website that allows students to create an web-based poster project.
http://poster.hprtec.org/index.php

Oral Presentations

http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/Documents/PESoralp.pdf

Technical Reports
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/Documents/PESwritten.pdf

Scoring Rubric for Final Report
http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/bmoskal/Rubric.htm

Design and Conduct Experiments
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/Documents/PESdesign.pdf

Analyze and Intrepret Data
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/Documents/PESanalyze.pdf

Problem Solving/Design Skills
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/Documents/PESprob.pdf


MCAPS Scoring Tool
The MCAPS Scoring Tool is a spreadsheet tool that implements the Balanced Assessment Program's Mathematics Content and Process Scoring System (MCAPS), enabling teachers to efficiently use the scoring system in their classes.
http://balancedassessment.gse.harvard.edu/mstool.html

The Rubric Bank
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Rubric_Bank/rubric_bank.html

Performance Based Goals and Objectives
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/petroleum/assessment/goal3.1.htm

Related Research

Assessing Mathematical Understanding and Skills Effectively
http://balancedassessment.gse.harvard.edu/amuse.html

Balanced Assessment in Mathematics
http://balancedassessment.gse.harvard.edu/

Mathematics Content and Process Scoring System:A Multidimensional Approach to the Scoring
of Balanced Assessment Tasks
http://balancedassessment.gse.harvard.edu/mcaps.html

Instructions for using holistic critical thinking rubrics

http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/rubric.pdf

Multimedia Educational Resources
www.merlot.org

Creating Your Own Rubric

http://www.2learn.ca/projects/together/START/rubricc.html

Upper Level Writing Task Holistic Rubric

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/forlang/PALS/rubrics/uwrt_hol.htm

Scoring Rubric Development: Validity and Reliability

http://edresearch.org/pare/getvn.asp?v=7&n=10

Rubrics (Authentic Assessments)

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/rubrics.htm

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/howstep4.htm
Dillard Univeristy
Will W. Alexander Library Electronic Resources
Performance-based Assessment and Rubrics
http://ajdaniel.org/Performance-basedAssessment-Rubrics.ppt

Interactive Websites for Mathematics and Science

http://ajdaniel.org/InteractiveWebsitesMathandScience.html
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