This document describes the most important features of statewide summative assessments designed for three-dimensional standards based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education".

NGSS Evidence Statements provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do. These Evidence Statements describe a detailed look at the NGSS performance expectations.

These two tools are intended to assist educators in evaluating science assessment tasks to determine whether they address the NGSS three- dimensional standards .

Contains California’s Smarter Balanced Assessment practice and training tests.

Here you will find a set of grade K-8 assessment tasks produced by the NGSA Collaborative, which consists of researchers and technology developers from WestEd, Michigan State University, the Concord Consortium and the University of Chicago.        

Visit the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium page for the latest assessment news and resources.

Here are some activities with linked resources that can help you learn how to develop or refine 3D formative assessments.

The Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP) is focusing on ways that high-quality performance assessment can support the implementation of NGSS. This site has up to date information about NGSS Assessments and professional development.

The Task Annotation Project in Science (TAPS) was launched to provide an answer to the questions “what does it look like to ask students to demonstrate progress toward three-dimensional standards?” and “what are the most important features of high-quality science tasks?”