SCALE Science’s work on performance assessment is grounded in a philosophy that teaching and learning is most effective when instruction is supported by a coherent system of assessments. A critical part of this system is tasks that provide information about students’ thinking that can be used to guide instruction that is responsive to their ideas, needs, and interests.
Our performance assessments follow two models: short performance assessments (SPAs)and instructionally-embedded performance assessments (IEAs). Both types of assessments are part of our model system of assessments.
Follow the links below to view samples of both of these types of assessments. We continue to add more assessments as they are developed, so we frequently update this page.
The resources that you find on this page are available to all. If you are unable to access any resource on the SNAP website, it is likely due to a firewall at your site.
