This book presents multiple assessment formats and strategies appropriate for inquiry activities for both indoor and outdoor education. Chapters 5-8 feature examples of disciplinary assessment practices for biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Other contents include: (1) "A Rationale for Assessment"; (2) "Developing New Assessment"; (3) "Alternative Assessment Formats"; (4) "Using Performance Assessment Results"; (5) "Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Biology"; (6) "Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Chemistry"; (7) "Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Earth Science"; and (8) "Illustrative Assessment Tasks for Physics." Appendices include a glossary, standards for assessment, and a complete bibliography. (Contains 142 references.) (YDS)