Not that this is a standardized testing method, but my son tested out of eight grade earth science for this next school year by taking a written test with a follow-up oral test/interview with the eighth grade science teacher and science dept head at his 6th-12th grade school. It was explained to me after the fact that they weren�t looking for exact facts, but rather the reasoning (drawn from concept knowledge) used to give best guess responses. I was told they could glean more insight by how he connected the dots than whether his answer was exactly right or nearly right.
