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Designing High Quality Science Assessment Systems
Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB), states must develop challenging standards in science and assess students’ achievement of those standards. The assessment requirement for science takes effect in the 2007-2008 school year, so states have an opportunity to carefully develop their response to the law’s requirements.
The National Science Foundation, recognizing the importance of this opportunity, asked the National Research Council to form a committee to help states prepare for the implementation of the law. The Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement was charged with two tasks:
(1) to provide advice and guidance and make recommendations that will be useful to states in designing, developing, and implementing quality science assessments to meet the 2007-2008 implementation requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act; and
(2) to foster communication and collaboration between the NRC committee and key stakeholders in states and schools in order that the guidance provided by the NRC committee’s report is responsive and can be practically implemented.
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