Science Benchmark Performance Assessments are designed to assess student mastery as a result of TEKS-based instruction and serve as an indicator for student success on TAKS. A master rubric to analyze a student's conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and communication skills is included.

RUBRIC - Educators grades 3-8, Integrated Physics and Chemistry, and Biology

Rubric Framework -Educators might wish to copy and paste this shell for each task to facilitate scoring student work. This information could be transferred to a format suitable for scanning and integrated into your district database.

This data integrated with data from other statewide and local assessments will provide a larger picture of student's strengths over time.