Kentucky Department of Education

These diagnostic assessment items were designed as tools for teachers to determine if students are learning important concepts related to the standards in their high school science courses.  Teachers might choose to construct an assessment instrument based on their syllabus and administer the assessments at the beginning of the year. This would allow them to establish baseline knowledge levels for students. The same assessments might also be used at the end of the year to assess growth in student knowledge.  Smaller assessments might also be assembled from these items to be used as diagnostic instruments or pre/post unit assessments. The organizational structure of the items should allow teachers to quickly find those items related to the concepts being taught.

Instructions for using these diagnostic assessments and background information on their creation.
Biology Items
Chemistry Items
Earth Science Items
Physics Items