The document discusses the methodology used for a natural sciences assessment. It outlines the contributors, notes that the assessment is intended as an end-of-week or topic test rather than a formal assessment. It also shows the breakdown of question types and cognitive levels assessed based on Bloom's taxonomy, with lower-order thinking skills making up 40% of the assessment, middle-order 43.33%, and higher-order 16.67%. The document provides examples of the types of questions included at each cognitive level.