Social Studies - Assessment in Social Studies Education

• Grades 4, 8, and 10 are assessed every year with the CTB McGraw Hill's Terra Nova test.
  
  
• Various areas within Social Studies education are assessed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Wisconsin participated in a 25-state major assessment project. The 4-year, $4 million project funded by the Department of Education produced assessment products for elementary and secondary social studies in civics, economics, geography, and history.

Products available: Professional Development Manual and CD:
Table of Contents

• Social Studies Content Standards
• Primer on Assessment
• Aligning Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment based on Content Standards
• An overview and Examples
• Designing Assessment Material
• Strategies for Professional Development in Social Studies Assessment
• Social Studies Assessment References and Resources

Portfolio Implementation Guide and CD:

• Elementary, Middle, and High School Guides
• Elementary, Middle, and High School Scoring Guides
• Workshop Activities with Power Points of the Social Studies Portfolio Process and Designing Effective Portfolio Assessment tasks
• Ideas for Elementary, Middle, and High School Portfolio Assessment tasks

Social Studies Item Bank on CD ROM
Project developed and examined 239 modules of items (1195 in all). CD has released items and secure items that will be released in batches in 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Available now are 118 performances tasks (60 performance tasks with scoring guides 58 without), 36 multiple-choice items, and 24 constructed-response items, across contents and grade levels. More items will be released for professional development in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Contact: State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards, phone 202-336-7019.

For questions about this information, contact Beth E. Ratway (608) 266-2207

Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:42:50 PM