What's in the SCASS Science Item Bank?

This SCASS Science Item Bank Contains:

Content Areas:

The basic content areas are further categorized and searchable by theme and topic. The items have also been aligned and are searchable by the national science standards. States may align the items to their state standards as desired.

Grade Levels:

The items in the bank have been categorized into the following grade levels. States may align the items to their appropriate grade levels as desired.

Basic features of the SCASS Science Item Bank:

  1. Search the data.
  2. Examine the search results
  3. Select a part of this search result.
  4. View the scoring guide.
  5. Save the assessment items for classroom use.
  6. Edit the saved file.

Advanced features of the HEAP Item Bank:

  1. Item analysis for test construction
  2. Online testing for formative assessment
  3. Immediate dynamic analysis of assessment results
  4. Item development and review/release process
  5. Field Testing Process with stats generation
  6. Detail and Summary reporting of test results across classes/schools/districts and states