Landscape Analysis

To launch the work of CAESART, we are conducting a comprehensive landscape analysis, including a systematic review of existing pre-K–5 science assessments for use by researchers. The landscape analysis will document the tools available to capture elementary students’ science learning, and identify and describe features of the assessments such as ages and grades of focus, psychometric details, attention to fairness and equity, accessibility, and resources for administration. A key outcome of this effort is the creation of a publicly available database, which will publish the findings and highlight gaps in our current abilities to assess students’ science learning. By making this database available, we aim to identify tools that can provide valuable insights to educators, researchers, and policymakers about students’ science learning to advance high-quality science instruction and assessment and guide the development of innovative, evidence-based tools and strategies for the field.