Abruscato, Joe and Jack Hassard. The Whole Cosmos Catalog of Science Activities for Kids of All Ages. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 1991
This activity book contains a wealth of ideas for science lesson plans in life, earth, physical, science and technology, as well as games, biographies, and activities relating science to social studies, music, and art.
Champagne, Audrey, Barbara E. Lovitts and Betty J. Calinger. Assessment in the Service of Instruction. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1990
This volume contains papers on assessment from hte 1990 AAAS Forum for School Science. Papers cover topics including hands-on assessment, performance assessment, portfolios for assessment, and examples of programs in practice.
Doran, Rodney L. Basic Measurement and Evaluation of Science Instruction. Washington, DC: National Science Teachers Association, 1980.
This book provides practical examples of assessment strategies in cognitive thinking, affective learning, and laboratory activity. The book also presents ideas on item and test analysis, as well as how to grade students.
Learning by Doing: A Manual for Teaching and Assessing Higher-Order Thinking in Science and Mathematics. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1987.
This manual is based on the NAEP's pilot study of higher-order thinking skills assessment techniques. The manual contains a rationale for "hands-on assessment," and examples of assessment items for the following thinking skills: classifying, observing and making inferences, formulating hypotheses, interpreting data, designing an experiment, conducting a complete experiment.