Step-by-step instructions help you choose assessment methods that provide reliable evaluations of your elementary and middle school students' performance in science.Step-by-step instructions help you choose assessment methods that provide reliable evaluations of your elementary and middle school students' performance in science.Assessing Hands-On Science is a no-nonsense, practical guide to assessing student learning. It gives step-by-step instructions for constructing, administering, and scoring hands-on assessments that actually measure what students know.Why Use Performance Assessment? What Do Performance Assessments Measure? Defining Performance Assessment How Do You Score Student Performance? How to Use Performance Assessments in the Classroom What Is a Holistic Scoring System? Choosing an Assessment You Can Trust Which Performance Assessment Is Best for Your Purpose?