Geography Assessments

 

 

 

 

National Geography Standards and Skills

 

National Council for Geographic Education Geography for Life Tutorial: 

http://www.ncge.org/tutorial/index.html

 

National Geographic Society’s Xpeditions Web Site:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

 

Geographic Skills As Outlined in Geography for Life:

Geographic Skills By Grade Level 4, 8, 12.doc

 

 

National Assessments

 

National Assessment of Educational Progress

NAEP Home Page:  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/site/home.asp

NAEP Geography:  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/geography/geo.asp

 

Advanced Placement Geography Test Beginning in 2001 (Course begins in 2000-2001)

College Board Home: http://www.collegeboard.org/

AP: http://www.collegeboard.org/ap/index.html

AP Geography: http://www.collegeboard.org/ap/geography/

 

State/Provincial Assessments

 

British Columbia

Grade 12 Geography: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/geo12/sam1.htm

 

Illinois State Assessments in Geography

54 Alternative Assessments in Geography:  http://coe.ilstu.edu/IGA/interact/assess/assintro.htm

 

Michigan

http://www.wmich.edu/mga/ - Sample Geographic Assessments

 

Wisconsin

http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/oea/socstd97.html

 

 

State Frameworks

 

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Content Standards: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/contentstandards/Geography.html

Social Studies Frameworks:  http://www.keene.edu/geogranite/plans/X0004__NH_and_Nat_Standard.html

 

District Assessments

 

Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado

http://204.98.1.2/isu/ss/geo/hsgeo/assesslist.html

 

Classroom Assessments

 

Sample Standards-Based Geography Assessments

Organized by the National Geography Standards

Sample Standards-Based Geography Assessments

 

Skills-Based Assessments

A Scoring Guide for Geographic Skills for 8th Grade:  Geographic Skills Scoring Guide

 

Alignment of A Standards-Based Geography Unit

Geography Unit Alignment

 

Assessments as Accountability Measures:

http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESST/conf99/aschbacheroh/sld001.htm

 

Resources/References/Further Information

For questions and comments about this web page contact:

Jody Smothers Marcello

Vice President Curriculum and Instruction

National Council for Geographic Education

marcelloj@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us

 

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Bednarz, Sarah W., Bennett, Sari J., Binko, James B., Downs, Roger M., Kenney, Marianne, and Proffer, Lanny.  A Teacher’s Guide To Performance-Based Assessment in Geography.  Washington, DC:  National Geographic Society, 1999.   Available for purchase at https://www.ncge.org/catalog/showProducts.cgi?text.

 

Black, Paul and Wiliam, Dylan.  “Inside the Black Box:  Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment.”  Phi Delta Kappan, October, 1998, pages 139-148.

 

Darling-Hammond, Linda. "Performance-Based Assessment and Educational Equity."

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Darling-Hammond, Linda.  The Right to Learn:  A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997.

 

Elmore, Richard F. and Rothman, Robert, editors.  Testing, Teaching, and Learning:  A Guide for States and School Districts.  Washington, DC:  National Academy Press, 1999.

 

Falk, Beverly and Ort, Suzanna.  “Sitting Down to Score:  Teaching Learning Through Assessment.”  Phi Delta Kappan, September, 1998, pages 59-64.

 

Heubert, Jay P. and Hauser, Robert M., editors.  High Stakes:  Testing for Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation.  Washington, DC:  National Academy Press, 1999.

 

Jacobs, Heidi Hayes.  Mapping the Big Picture:  Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997.

 

Lewin, Larry and Shoemaker, Betty Jean.  Great Performances:  Creating Classroom-Based Assessment Tasks.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998.

 

Marzano, Robert J., et al. Toward A Comprehensive Model of Assessment. Aurora, CO: Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory, April, 1992.

 

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Monson, Robert J. and Monson, Michele Pahl.  “Professional Development for Implementing Standards:  Experimentation, Dilemma Management, and Dialogue.”  Bulletin, Vol. 81, No. 590, September, 1997.

 

NAEP Geography Consensus Project (Council of Chief State School Officers with the National Council for Geographic Education).  Geography Assessment Framework for the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress.  National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of Education.

 

“NCSS Position Statement on Testing and Evaluation of Social Studies Students.” Washington, DC:  National Council for the Social Studies.

 

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Scheurman, Geoffrey and Newmann, Fred M.  “Authentic Intellectual Work in Social Studies:  Putting Performance before Pedagogy.”  Social Education, January, 1998, pages 23-25.

 

State Geography Standards An Appraisal of Geography Standards in 38 States and the District of Columbia:  http://www.edexcellence.net/standards/geogrph.html

 

Stiggins, Richard J.  “Are You Assessment Literate?”  The High School Magazine, March, 1999, pages 20-23.

 

Smothers Marcello, Jody.  “Assessment.”  In Alaska Social Studies Framework:  Using Standards to Build Educational Excellence.  Juneau, AK: Alaska Department of Education, December, 1996.

 

Stage, Elizabeth. "New Standards and New Assessments." Presented at the National Council for Geographic Education Annual Meeting, November 2, 1994, Lexington, KY.

 

Stenmark, Jean Kerr. Mathematics Assessment: Myths, Models, Good Questions, and Practical Suggestions. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,  1991.

 

Student Assessment in Social Studies. Special Section. Social Education, February, 1992.

 

Wiggins, Grant. "Creating Tests Worth Taking." Educational Leadership, May, 1992,  pages 26-33.

 

Wiggins, Grant and McTighe, Jay.  Understanding By Design.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998.

 

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