Science Assessment Design & Standardisation

Find the gaps

Design assessments that measure understanding — not memory. Built to the same standard used in large-scale government assessment systems.

THE CORE PROBLEM THIS SOLVES

Most science assessments test what students memorised last night. They are written from habit, not from assessment design principles. They produce results that mislead teachers about where students actually are. ChalkPlan redesigns your assessment framework from the learning objective down — so every question measures what it claims to measure, every marking scheme produces consistent marks regardless of who is marking, and your internal results actually predict Cambridge and IB performance.

Does this sound familiar?

• Students score well on your internal assessments then underperform on Cambridge or IB papers — because your internal exams do not replicate the cognitive demand of external examinations.
• Teachers write questions from familiarity and convenience, not from a systematic understanding of cognitive demand levels — recall, application, analysis, evaluation.
• Your marking schemes produce different marks depending on who is marking. Moderation is informal or does not happen consistently.
• You have strong students and strong teachers but assessment data that does not help you make targeted curriculum decisions.
• Your school has grown quickly and assessment practices have never been formally standardised across the science department.

Why Chalkplan's Assessment Design & Standardisation

ChalkPlan’s founder, Hiba Zeeshan, designed, supervised, and standardised assessment papers for over 100,000 students across Sindh Province. Coordinating assessment quality at that scale — across 2500+ schools with different teaching contexts, resource levels, and student demographics — demands the kind of technical rigour in question design, mark scheme development, and moderation process that most school-level assessment work has never required.

What you receive

Deliverable	What you receive
Assessment Design Framework	A reference document mapping every assessment type to specific learning objectives and cognitive demand levels. Becomes the master reference for all future assessment writing in your science department.
Subject Question Bank	A library of questions tagged by topic, difficulty, cognitive demand level, and curriculum specification reference. Immediately usable and expandable by your teachers.
Marking Schemes and Rubrics	Standardised marking guidance for each assessment type — written to produce consistent marks across multiple markers without further interpretation.
Standardisation and Moderation Guide	A practical process your department can run independently — so assessment quality is maintained without ongoing external input
Student Performance Analysis Template	A tracking tool that analyses student performance by learning objective — not just by total score. Reveals curriculum gaps at class and cohort level.
Specification Alignment Verification	Every deliverable cross-checked against the current Cambridge, IB, or national curriculum specification before delivery.

Engagement formats

ChalkPlan offers this service in three formats, scaled to the size and complexity of your programme.All work delivered remotely. On-site delivery available on request, subject to agreed terms. Payment structure shared on enquiry.

Format	Scope
Assessment Review	Review of existing exam papers for one science subject. Written critique with specific improvement recommendations. Typical timeline: one week. The fastest starting point for departments wanting an outside view before committing to a full redesign.
Full Assessment Architecture	Complete assessment framework, full question bank, marking schemes, and moderation guide for one subject or year group. Typical timeline: three weeks.
System-Wide Assessment Redesign	Full assessment architecture for all science subjects, Grades 6 to 12. Standardisation guide and moderation training session included. Typical timeline: six to eight weeks.

The natural sequence

Science Assessment Design & Standardisation works most powerfully as the second engagement after a Curriculum Audit.

The audit identifies WHERE your curriculum and assessments are misaligned.

This service FIXES the assessment side of that misalignment.

Together they deliver the complete curriculum-to-assessment alignment your exam results depend on.

Not Sure Which Service You Need? Start with a Science Curriculum Health Check. In 90 minutes, ChalkPlan conducts a structured diagnostic of your science programme and delivers a written report within 5 business days identifying your 3 to 5 highest-priority gaps and exactly what to do about each one

Request a consultation: hello@chalkplan.com

Response within 48 hours. Scope, and deliverables shaped to your context.