Science content standards describe the knowledge base of a scientifically literate populace. A criterion specifies the attributes of successful or meritorious performance. The term criteria is often interchangeable with rubrics, scoring guidelines, and scoring rubrics. A criterion-referenced approach in assessment is used to estimate how much of the content and skills covered have been acquired by the individuals assessed. Performance is judged against a set of criteria rather than in comparison to other individuals tested, as with norm-referenced tests.
Declarative knowledge is factual or conceptual knowledge.
The National Science Education Standards are science education content standards for grades K-12 developed by the National Committee on Science Education to provide curricular and assessment guidance to science teaching practitioners throughout the United States. A norm-referenced approach in assessment is used to estimate how the individuals being assessed compare to other individuals in terms of performance on the test. Individual performance is judged in comparison to other individuals tested, rather than against a set of criteria, as with criterion-referenced tests. Overall Task Content Area. Performance expectations are task-specific statements that describe what students should do during an assessment.