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Miami Museum of Science-Alternative Assessment Definitions  - http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpdefine.html  Offering a description of a range of techniques for science assessment, the site also contains links to further information.  Computer-Based Science Assessment : Implications for Students with Learning Disabilities  - http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv01n4/article7.html  Academic paper, discusses issues such as adaptive testing, figural response testing, computer simulations and anchored assessment.  Middle Level Science: Assessment and Evaluation  - http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsci/asevmsc.html  Saskatchewan Department of Education provides background information on the necessity for, and value of, assessment in science. Also provides examples for authentic assessment.  Science Records of Achievement and Self Assessment  - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/7175/sci.html  Examples are provided, for year 2 to 6, of templates for science assessment.  Assigning Value: Science Assessment  - http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/resource/Barb98.htm  Brief document which discusses issues in science assessment.  Bringing the Science Assessment Standards into the Classroom  - http://cela.albany.edu/publication/article/science.htm  Short discussion on issues in science assessment, based on CELA's project on Mathematics and Science Literacy.  A Collection of Assessment Strategies  - http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/MS5_2AS1.HTM  Presented by the Alaska Department of Education, the site provides descriptions, diagrams and links.  Quality Evaluation of University Theses  - http://www.geocities.com/rroque51/index.html  Model for the evaluation of theses from 4 quality axes: theoretical, logical, semantical and methodological.  Performance Assessment Links in Science  - http://pals.sri.com/  Requiring free registration, the site provides an on-line, standards-based, resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks.  Assessment in Science Education: The Middle Years  - http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs/73  Review of book is provided, explains the target audience, pricing and availability.  Performance Assessment for Science Teachers  - http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/Perform/PAST5.htm  Sample tasks are provided for authentic assessment, along with rationale, teachers notes and equipment lists.  Scholastic - Assessment  - http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/indexbk.htm  Resources to help educators and their students prepare to be assessed.