The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) site has released two key documents on the soon to be developed Next Generation Science Standards high-stakes assessments. The Science Assessment Item Collaborate has released the following:

• NGSS Assessment Framework document
• NGSS Item Specifications guidelines

I haven’t had a chance to read these documents completely but I’m interested to hear what others think about these guiding assessment documents.

In Washington state, our science assessment team is currently using these documents as the basis for designing our NGSS science assessment system.