Next Generation Science Assessment

Do you work with students who are making steps toward a set of performance expectations?

Try our online, interactive assessment tasks featuring:
• Videos and simulations
• Authentic and engaging scenarios
• Stamps and drawing tools
• Scaffolds and supports

Learn about the NGSA task portal:

A big challenge facing teachers as they shift instruction to meet the vision of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is how to support students’ progress toward achieving the new standards.

The Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) group is a multi-institutional collaborative that is applying the evidence-centered design approach to create classroom-ready assessments for teachers to use formatively to gain insights into their students’ progress on achieving the NGSS performance expectations.

We are a high-caliber interdisciplinary team with expertise in:
• science disciplinary knowledge and practice,
• science teaching and learning,
• classroom-based assessment,
• technology-enhanced instruction and assessment, and
• K-12 professional development.

Together, we have a deep understanding of the NGSS and have developed a design process for creating classroom-based, instructionally supportive assessment tasks with accompanying resources that integrate the NGSS dimensions and measure science proficiency.