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Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ)
Assessment Type: 30 Likert-type items
The 30-item Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) assesses six components of students' motivation to learn science in college or high school courses. The SMQ assesses six components of motivation: intrinsically motivated science learning, extrinsically motivated science learning, relevance of learning science to personal goals, responsibility (self-determination) for learning science, confidence (self-efficacy) in learning science, & anxiety about science assessment.
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(4.0)
Abbreviated Version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (A-MARS)
Assessment Type: Self-administered questionnaire
This is an abbreviated (25-item version) of the original Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS) instrument developed by Richardson and Suinn (for reference- see comments).The purpose of the study was to develop abbreviated version of MARS, and to find whether certain specific backgrounds (gender, socio-economic status) and academic variables can predict math anxiety.
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(3.7)
Applied Learning Student Questionnaire (ALSQ)
Assessment Type: Self reported survey
This instrument is used across Georgia's Governor's Office of Student Achievement Innovation Fund grants. These primarily target high school students participating in programs supporting STEM persistence.
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Read ReviewsAsian Student Attitudes Towards Science Class Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
This instrument is for measuring the attitudes toward science class of fourth- and fifth-grade students in an Asian school culture. Specifically, the development focused on three science attitude constructs: science enjoyment, science confidence, and importance of science as related to science class experiences.
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(2.0)
Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment (ATSSA)
Assessment Type: 14 items
An instrument used to compare the scientific relationship between attitude and achievement.
Average Review: (3.7)
Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) is a 40 question, 4-factor survey designed to measure high school and college students' attitudes toward mathematics. Unlike other math assessments, the ATMI was designed to be brief while also capturing multiple factors that contribute to one's attitude about math.
Average Review: (3.8)
BASICS Study ECS Student Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence how students engage in the CS class, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsBASICS Study ECS Teacher Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire collects background information, measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence teacher use of the CS curriculum, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsBeliefs about Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ)
Assessment Type: Self-report
The Beliefs about Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ) was designed to assess high school science teachers' beliefs about what occurs in science. The first part of the BASSSQ is comprised of two subscales, "Process of Scientific Inquiry" and "Certainty of Scientific Knowledge."
Average Review: (3.8)
Changes in Attitudes about the Relevance of Science (CARS)
Assessment Type: Likert type
The tool was developed to measure: (a) change of science-related attitudes over time among students; and (b) the effect of similar curricula on the attitudes of different classes.
Average Review: (4.0)
Chemistry Attitude and Experience Questionnaire (CAEQ)
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Chemistry Attitudes and Experiences Questionnaire (CAEQ) measures first-year university chemistry students' attitude toward chemistry, chemistry self-efficacy, and learning experiences. The instrument was developed as part of a larger study and sought to fulfill a need for an instrument to investigate factors that influence student enrollment choice. We set out to design the instrument in a manner that would maximize construct validity. The CAEQ was piloted with a cohort of science and technology students at the end of their first year.
Average Review: (4.0)
Children's Attitudes Toward Technology Scale (CATS)
Assessment Type: 26 items
This 26-item questionnaire addresses the assessment of children's attitudes toward technology. Sub-scales at two test administrations demonstrated good internal consistency and moderate test-retest stability.
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Children's Environmental Attitudes & Social Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS)
Assessment Type: 36 5-point Likert scale items (addressing attitude) & 30 multiple-choice questions (addressing knowledge)
Measures children's global attitudes and knowledge about environmental issues, such as animals, energy, pollution, recycling, water, and general issues.
Average Review: (3.7)
Children's Responsible Environmental Behavior Scale (CREBS)
Assessment Type: Survey/Questionnaire
CREBS is used for exploring the extent to which elementary school students in Turkey demonstrate four types (political action; eco-management; consumer and economic action; individual and public presentation) of behaviors to help prevent and resolve environmental problems and issues.
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Read ReviewsChildren's Science Curiosity Scale (CSCS)
Assessment Type: 30 5-point Likert scale items
Measures elementary school children's attitudes towards science in a learning context.
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Citizen Science Central DEVISE Scales for Citizen Science
Assessment Type: Evaluation Instruments
The DEVISE project (Developing, Validating, and Implementing Situated Evaluation Instruments) at the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology developed a set of constructs and instruments to measure outcomes associated with citizen science such as interest, motivation, self-efficacy, and skills.
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Read ReviewsClassroom Activities and Outcomes Survey
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
This is part three of the four part "Classroom Activities and Outcomes Survey." The survey asks students to rate the progress they have made in science process skills as a result of completing a particular course or program.
Average Review: (3.3)
Common Instrument Suite-Student (CIS-S) Survey
Assessment Type: Self-report survey
The PEAR Institute’s Common Instrument Suite Student (CIS-S) survey is a youth self-report survey that measures a variety of STEM-related attitudes, including STEM engagement, STEM career knowledge, and STEM identity. The CIS-S has been administered over 130,000 times to youth enrolled in informal/OST STEM programs, as well as in schools across 47 U.S. states, and across eight countries in Asia, South America, and Europe. It was developed with informal, out-of-school time (OST) programs in mind but can be administered in schools as the concepts are equally applicable. The purpose of the survey is to better understand how informal STEM programming impacts students’ perceptions/attitudes towards STEM. Four standard survey offerings are available based on outcomes of interest and age ranges. The CIS-S is available in three administration formats: • Traditional Pre-Post: This method asks students to complete the survey twice: 1x at the beginning of the program and 1x at the end of the program. Change is measured by subtracting pretest scores from posttest scores. • Retrospective Pre-Post: This method is similar to the traditional pre-post, but students answer each question 2x (in one sitting) from two different frames of reference: “before the program” and “at this time.” The survey is administered once at the end of the program. • Retrospective Self-Change: This method asks students to reflect on how much they feel they have changed over the period of programming. It is administered 1x at the end of the program. Students are shown a statement and are asked to think back to the beginning of the program and rate whether they do/feel things less or more because of the program.
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Read ReviewsConstructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES)
Assessment Type: Survey/Questionnaire
Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) was used to gather data leading to assertions about teacher knowledge and beliefs, teaching performance, and the comparison of knowledge and beliefs to teaching performance
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Read ReviewsCritical Thinking in Everyday Life
Assessment Type: 20 point-scale questions
This tool is part of a larger evaluation system used to measure the life skills of decision making, critical thinking, problem solving, goal setting, communication, and leadership. The life skills (i.e., decision making, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and goal setting) selected for this overall measure were thought to be the most commonly identified life skills emphasized in 4-H youth development curricula and program activities. Critical thinking is defined as thinking that evaluates reasons and brings thought and actions in line with evaluations. This survey will assesses youth's critical thinking ability by examining the frequency of use of the following skills that are needed to think critically: reasoning, inquiry, analysis/information processing, flexibility, and evaluation.
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CS4HS Teacher Professional Development Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
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Read ReviewsDraw-A-Scientist Test (DAST)
Assessment Type: Open-ended projective test
The Draw-a-Scientist Test is an open-ended projective test that assesses children's conceptual images of scientists. The DAST is evaluated using a 7-point scale based on the presence of the following components in drawing: lab coat, eyeglasses, facial growth of hair, symbols of research, symbols of knowledge, technology & relevant captions.
Average Review: (2.9)
Emerging STEM Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
Designed to be used with 7-9 year olds, this survey is used to assess the degree to which a child demonstrates emerging STEM learning activation.
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Read ReviewsEngagement in Science Learning Activities
Assessment Type: Survey
The Engagement survey was written for use with 10-14 year-old respondents immediately after a science activity, whether in a class or in an informal learning context. It is used to measure an individual’s behavioral, cognitive, and affective engagement.
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Read ReviewsEnvironmental Values Short Form
Assessment Type: 31 questions self-report questionnaire
A scale to assess environmental values in adults.
Average Review: (3.0)
Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physical Science (EBAPS)
Assessment Type: 30 items (5-point Likert scale & multiple choice)
Measures students' views about the nature of knowledge and learning in the physical sciences along five non-orthogonal dimensions (structure of scientific knowledge, nature of knowing and learning, real-life applicability, evolving knowledge, & source of ability to learn.
Average Review: (3.0)
EQulP Rubric for Science - NGSS (Outcome Expectation)
Assessment Type: Survey
Outcome expectations are defined as a person’s judgements about the likely consequences of a given task, positive outcome expectations serve as incentives that promote future behavior (Bandura, 2001). They guide behavioral choices as people adopt courses of action that are likely to result in positive outcomes. A scientist’s outcome expectations related to outreach would be expected to inform the extent to which they continue to engage with the public. This scale was developed to measure scientists' outcome expectations for their public engagement work.
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Read ReviewsExploring Physics Confidence Survey
Assessment Type: 6 closed-ended questions
This evaluation instrument was developed for Exploring Physics, an extra curricular program for 5-7 grade students, with a focus on female students. It is part of an NSF funded program entitled Promoting Young Women in the Physical Sciences.
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Grade 4-12 Pre-Post Computing Camp/Workshop Evaluation Surveys
Assessment Type: Survey
These are surveys used in an outreach program and camps for K-12 girls. The surveys have been developed at the University of Colorado, have been validated through statistical testing, with reliability and validity information available upon request.
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Read ReviewsInternet Attitudes Scale (IAS)
Assessment Type: Self-administered 40-item 4-point Likert scale questionnaire
Internet Attitude Scale (IAS) is a 40-item Likert-type one-dimensional inventory for measuring attitudes towards the Internet. Furthermore, this inventory was created to measure the Internet users' preferred and perceived specific Internet attributes.
Average Review: (4.0)
Is Science Me?
Assessment Type: (68) 3-point items, (44) 4-point items, (20) 5-point Likert scale items, (44) multiple choice
This instrument was developed for a study looking at an ethnically and economically diverse sample of 33 high school students to explore why some who were once very interested in science, engineering, or medicine (SEM) majors or careers decided to leave the pipeline in high school while others persisted.
Average Review: (3.7)
Mentoring for Effective Primary Science teaching (MEPST)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The survey is designed to assess preservice teachers' perceptions of how their mentoring in science teaching has influenced their ability to teach science. It measures personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modeling, and feedback as factors that comprise beneficial mentoring for science teachers.
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Model of Environmental Values (2-MEV) Scale
Assessment Type: Survey/Questionaire
The Environmental (2-MEV) Scale questionnaire was developed in Europe to measure adolescents’ attitudes and gauge the effectiveness of educational programs.
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Read ReviewsModified Attitudes towards Science Inventory (mATSI)
Assessment Type: 25 5-point Likert scale items
Measures students' attitudes towards science related to such factors as students' perceptions of the science teacher, anxiety toward science, value of science in society, self-concept toward science and desire to do science.
Average Review: (4.0)
Modified Fennema Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scale
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scale measures student attitudes towards mathematics. The survey consists of 4 subscales, each designed to measure confidence, math as a male domain, teacher perception, and usefulness.
Average Review: (4.0)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Assessment Instrument
Assessment Type: Multiple choice, short constructed response questions, and extended constructed response questions.
Evaluates students' knowledge of three fields of science (earth, physical, and life), three elements of knowing and doing science (conceptual understanding, scientific investigation, and practical reasoning), and two overarching domains in science (the nature of science and themes-systems, models, and patterns-present in science).
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(5.0)
New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP-R)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The New Ecological Paradigm Scale-Revised (NEP-R) is an updated version of the 1978 New Ecological Paradigm Survey. This updated version reflects current environmental terminology, as well as tests a single construct. The NEP-R is suitable for use in the general adult population.
Average Review: (3.3)
New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children (NEP-C)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The New Ecological Paradigm for Children is modeled after the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) and the New Ecological Paradigm-Revised (NEP-Revised) for adults. The survey contains 10 questions assessing three subscales that contribute to one's environmental world view including rights of nature, eco-crisis, and human exceptionalism.
Average Review: (2.5)
Perceived Authenticity Scale
Assessment Type: Scale
STEAM education is a method for driving student engagement in STEM topics through personal expression, creativity and aesthetics. EarSketch, a collaborative and authentic learning tool which introduces students to programming through music remixing, has previously been shown to enhance student engagement and intent to persist in computing. The goal of EarSketch is to broaden participation in computing through a thickly authentic learning environment that has personal and real world relevance in both computational and music domains. This mixed methods study extends previous work by 1) using a newly- developed instrument to assess creativity and 2) testing a theory of change model that provides an explanatory framework for increasing student engagement in STEAM. The results suggest that students who used EarSketch express statistically significant gains in computing attitudes and creativity. Furthermore, a series of multiple regression analyses found that a creative learning environment, fueled by a meaningful and personally relevant EarSketch curriculum, drives improvements in students' attitudes and intent to persist in computing. This work makes a significant contribution to computer science education by establishing the effectiveness of an authentic STEAM curriculum and advancing our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms driving students' motivations to persist in STEM disciplines.
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Read ReviewsPersonal Creativity Scale
Assessment Type: Scale
This scale build on the work from previous researchers who have measured creativity by using Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) that were developed from interviews and focus groups. One instrument, The Creativity Support Index (CSI), measures creativity in terms of feelings of exploration, expressiveness, and immersion. Our current work builds on this scale by modifying the items to fit within a STEAM, specifically computing and music, context.
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Read ReviewsPre/Post STEM Survey for 4th and 5th Grade
Assessment Type: Survey
This pre/post survey was developed for In4All’s (formerly BEC) STEM™ Connect program, focused on 4th and 5th grade students. The evaluation investigated the impact the program had in two key areas: career interest and attitude. The expectation is that the students will: (1) improve their attitude/behavior toward math and science and (2) increase their interest in pursuing a math or science career. To measure their attitude toward math and science, the Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment (ATSSA) was administered. This instrument was developed by Germann (1988) to assess attitudes toward science among 7th to 10th grade students. Our survey expanded to include the topic of math, replacing the word ‘math’ with ‘science’ in all survey items. Additional items were added to measure their interest in math or science-related careers. For three school years, the survey was administered to 4th-grade students. While the language has not been tested with 4th graders specifically, it was determined that the preference was to administer the original validated tool rather than risk compromising results by changing the language. Additional items were also added to the post-test survey to measure opinions on the presentations, activities, volunteers, and whether the student felt an increased interest in math and science as a result of the program.
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Read ReviewsProgramme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Assessment Type: Multiple-choice
Assesses how well students can apply the scientific knowledge and skills they have learned at school to real-life challenges.
Average Review: (3.3)
Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) Student Questionnaire
Assessment Type: Point scale items w/one open-ended question
Assesses children's interest in, attitude towards, and experiences in science and technology, as well as their opinion about environmental challenges and career aspirations.
Average Review: (3.3)
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R)
Assessment Type: 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" with an option of a neutral response (undecided/uncertain).
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool called the Simpson Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STQ), a 58-item Likert type scale created by Simpson and Troost in 1982. For reference, please see Simpson, R. D., & Troost, K. M. (1982). Influences on commitment to and learning of science among adolescent students. Science Education, 66, 763-781.
Average Review: (3.0)
Revised Women in Science Scale (WISS-R)
Assessment Type: 6-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" with no option of a neutral response.
Women in Science Scale-Revised (WISS-R) is a revised version of the original tool - Women in Science Scale (WISS), a 27-item Likert type scale created by Erb & Smith in 1984. For reference, please see Erb, T. O., & Smith, W. S. (1984). Validation of the attitude toward women in science scale for early adolescents. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21, 391-397.
Average Review: (3.3)
Robotics and GPS/GIS Interest Questionnaire (4-H)
Assessment Type: 38 closed-ended questions
The tool was created by 4-H Nebraska to measure students' (7-10th graders) learning and attitudes towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The tool also assesses students' attitude about GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and GIS (Geographical Imaging Systems).
Average Review: (3.5)
Science Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to learn and demonstrate how to activate children in ways that ignite persistent engagement in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics learning and innovation. This particular assessment was designed to be used with 10-14 year olds, and are used to assess an individual across each of the four dimensions of science learning activation. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of science learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsScience Motivation Questionnaire II -(SMQ II) by Shawn M. Glynn
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Science Motivation Questionnaire II is a reliable and validated survey that assesses science motivation based on 5-factors (intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, career motivation, self-determination, grade motivation).
Average Review: (5.0)
Science Opinion Survey (SOS)
Assessment Type: 30 5-point Likert scale items
Assesses current interest and attitudes in science activities at school.
Average Review: (4.0)
Science Process Skills Inventory (SPSI)
Assessment Type: 11 Likert scale items
The inventory consists of eleven items, each representing a different skill in the science inquiry process. Youth are prompted to respond to each statement using a 4-point Likert scale indicating how often they practice each of the items when doing science: Never (1), sometimes (2), usually (3), and always (4). Recommended scoring of the SPSI is the calculation of a composite science process skills score. This is calculated by summing the individual ratings for each item. The score range for the composite score is 11-44.
Average Review: (4.5)
Scientific Attitude Inventory: A Revision (SAI II)
Assessment Type: 40 5-point Likert scale items
Assesses students interest in science, their attitudes toward science, their views of scientists, and their desire to become scientists.
Average Review: (4.0)
Self Efficacy and Metacognition Learning Inventory- Science (SEMLI-S)
Assessment Type: 30-item closed-ended questions
The tool assesses students' metacognition, self-efficacy and constructivist science learning processes.
Average Review: (4.0)
Self-Efficacy for Public Engagement with Science (PES)
Assessment Type: 13-item self-efficacy scale
This scale documents scientists' self-efficacy in their ability to conduct reciprocal public engagement activities. The scale can provide baseline data to describe the range of self-efficacy found among a group of scientists. If embedded within the context of a scientist training program, the scale has the potential to serve as a reflection tool for scientists by providing data on the relative strengths and areas of improvement in their PES activities. The scale can also be used as a longitudinal measure to document changes in self-efficacy over time. Using the scale in this way is advisable only in situations that involve a sustained intervention with multiple interaction points that take place over weeks or months.
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Read ReviewsSources of Science Self-Efficacy Scale
Assessment Type: Scale
The sources of science self-efficacy were assessed with the Sources of Science Self-Efficacy Scale, which was adapted from a scale used to measure this construct in the domain of mathematics (see Lent, Lopez, et al., 1996). It consists of four subscales measuring the effects of mastery experiences (eight items; sample: ‘‘I got a good grade in science class last semester’’), vicarious experiences (seven items; sample: ‘‘Many of the adults I most admire are good in science’’), social persuasions (eight items; sample: ‘‘My teachers believe I can do well in difficult science courses’’), and physiological states (eight items; sample: ‘‘Science makes me feel uncomfortable and nervous’’).
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Read ReviewsSTEM Learning Activation Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
Designed to be used with 10-14 year-olds, these survey scales are used to assess an individual across multiple dimensions of STEM learning activation. Please note that these can be used in conjunction with the scientific sensemaking scale included above. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of STEM learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsStudent Attitudes toward STEM Survey (S-STEM)
Assessment Type: Survey
The S-STEM consists of two surveys: One for upper elementary grades, and one for middle/ high school students. Students' attitudes toward Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology, and 21st Century Learning are measured. The instrument is well validated and asks students about their interests in STEM in addition to their attitude, though the survey can seem repetitive for some students.
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Read ReviewsStudent Computer Science Attitude Survey: CS Principles
Assessment Type: Survey/Self-Assessment
Snapshot status or change in students' confidence and interest levels, and perceptions of belongingness in CS, usefulness of CS, and being encouraged in CS change as a result of participation in CS Principles (CSP). This assessment measures confidence, interest, belongingness, perceived usefulness of CS, and encouragement in computer science.
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Read ReviewsSurvey of Attitudes Towards Astronomy
Assessment Type: Self-report
This instrument includes a pre-test and post-test on students attitudes towards astronomy. Four factors, including affect, cognitive competence, perceived value, and perceived difficulty of astronomy are assessed.
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Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
Assessment Type: Survey
This is a validated instrument for evaluating undergraduate research programs, particularly in the sciences, which was developed by and administered through David Lopatto of Grinnell College. It consists of three different parts to capture attitudes before, during, and after the research program.
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Read ReviewsTeacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
The surveys can be used for measuring or monitoring change in teachers' efficacy and attitudes in STEM subjects, attitudes toward STEM, instructional practices and technology use. The 5 surveys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and one for Elementary Teacher Efficacy) each have 6 sub-scales which include teaching efficacy, outcome expectancy, student technology use, frequency of instructional practices, and attitudes toward 21st-century learning. It is a validated measure that provides a multifaceted understanding of STEM teacher attitudes, efficacy, and practice. Although it can be an advantage to focus on subject matter for some (science, math, etc.) it could also be perceived as a limitation when evaluating integrated STEM approaches; it just depends upon your need.
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Read ReviewsTest of Mathematics Related Attitudes (TOMRA)
Assessment Type: Likert scale
This instrument is for measuring the attitudes toward math class of middle school students.
Average Review: (3.0)
Test of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA)
Assessment Type: 70 5-point Likert scale items (10 questions from 7 subscales)
Assesses science-related attitudes along seven dimensions: social implications of science, normality of scientists, attitude toward scientific inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes, enjoyment of science lessons, leisure interest in science, & career interest in science.
Average Review: (4.0)
Thinking about Science Survey Instrument (TSSI)
Assessment Type: 60 multiple choice questions
Many scientists and science educators are concerned about the public's ambiguous relationship with science and this public includes elementary teachers. Like many citizens, too many elementary teachers find science disconnected from everyday life and thinking. Science is a "school subject" not an important part of everyday life. Some may believe that science conflicts with important personal beliefs they hold about other areas of life such as religion and art. Elementary teachers who feel this disconnection with science will at best approach science teaching as something one does if school authorities demand it. Given that we are now promoting constructivist approaches to science teaching among teachers who frequently face the challenges of multiculturalism, and in addition the rising challenges to science itself, society's demands of elementary teachers is all the more greater. The demands increasingly require of teachers an engagement with science at a significant level of depth and sophistication. The research reported here is about developing new insight on the processes of elementary science teacher education and development, and in general the development of the public understanding of science, vis-a-vis social and cultural factors that contribute either to science resistance or affirmation of science. This document reports on the development of a quantitative instrument for assessing socio-cultural resistance to, and support for, science that can be employed in efforts to quantitatively document the presence or absence of significant cultural concerns.
Average Review: (3.0)
Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA)
Assessment Type: Self-Assessment
URSSA is an online survey instrument for use in evaluating student outcomes of undergraduate research experiences in the sciences. It is highly customizable and allows for comparison against similar programs (especially for NSF-funded Biology REU programs). The University of Colorado developed the URSSA, which has been supported by the National Science Foundation through its Divisions of Chemistry and Undergraduate Education, the Biological Sciences Directorate, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs.
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Read ReviewsUtley Geometry Attitude Scale (UGAS)
Assessment Type: Survey/Questionnaire
The UGAS was developed after an extensive review of a variety of existing instruments used to measure attitudes to mathematics (e.g. Akin, 1974; Dowling, 1978; Fennema & Sherman, 1976; Tapia, 1996) and was designed to measure the attitudes of undergraduate college students toward geometry. The instrument is designed such that higher scores are more indicative of an overall higher attitude toward geometry.
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Read ReviewsViews about Science Survey (VASS)
Assessment Type: 30 multiple choice items (13 related to scientific dimensions, 17 related to cognitive dimensions) set up as contrasting alternatives design (CAD).
Probes personal beliefs about the nature of science within 3 scientific dimensions (structure, methodology, and validity of science) and learning science within 3 cognitive dimensions (learnability, reflective thinking, and personal relevance of science).
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Views of Scientific Inquiry, Primary School Version (VOSI-P)
Assessment Type: 5 opened-ended questions. The questionnaire is administered and the answers are recorded by the researcher.
The VOSI questionnaire elicits details of learners ideas of what scientists do in the production of valid scientific knowledge. Understanding about scientific inquiry is an integral component of scientific literacy, along with Nature of Science (NOS). The VOSI is useful alone, or in combination with the VNOS to gain in-depth insights into respondents epistemological views of science. The VOSI targets aspects unique from, but complementary to, the VNOS instrument.
Average Review: (3.0)
Views on Science and Education (VOSE)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Views on Science and Education Questionnaire (VOSE) was designed to assess attitudes towards and knowledge of the nature of science (NOS) as well as the teaching practices related to NOS.
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Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS)
Assessment Type: Catalogue of 114 multiple choice questions
"Monitors" students' views concerning the epistemological, social & technological aspects of science.
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Wareing Attitudes toward Science Protocol (WASP)
Assessment Type: 50 items on 5-point Likert scale
Relationships among attitudes of students toward science, as measured by the WASP (Wareing Attitudes Toward Science Protocol), perceived antecedents of such attitudes, and class achievement or performance indicated by reported grades were investigated for a survey sample of 1,740 students in 87 high school science classes from five communities. Additionally, students' self-reported number of tests administered in a given course, perceived rewards, degree of stress, and internal structure of the course were examined as potential predictor variables. Results indicate a significant correspondence between report card grades, degree of structure, degree of stress, gender, degree of rewards, number of tests, and students' attitudes toward science.
Average Review: (2.5)
Youth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey (4-H)
Assessment Type: Some parts of the survey are multiple choice, and the majority of the questions are point-scale.
This survey is developed based on several other youth surveys, and includes questions on several youth development and STEM factors, including student demographics, life skills, decision making skills, critical thinking skills, etc. The survey is created for broader 4H community, but can also be applied outside it.
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Epistemological Views Toward Science
Assessment Type: 35 items, 5-point Likert scale
Average Review: (3.5)
Is Science Me?
Assessment Type: (68) 3-point items, (44) 4-point items, (20) 5-point Likert scale items, (44) multiple choice
This instrument was developed for a study looking at an ethnically and economically diverse sample of 33 high school students to explore why some who were once very interested in science, engineering, or medicine (SEM) majors or careers decided to leave the pipeline in high school while others persisted.
Average Review: (3.7)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Assessment Instrument
Assessment Type: Multiple choice, short constructed response questions, and extended constructed response questions.
Evaluates students' knowledge of three fields of science (earth, physical, and life), three elements of knowing and doing science (conceptual understanding, scientific investigation, and practical reasoning), and two overarching domains in science (the nature of science and themes-systems, models, and patterns-present in science).
Average Review: (5.0)
Pre-College Middle School Survey for Engineering
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Using the pre-college suite of surveys you can determine whether specific activities met your objectives and use this information to improve activities and make evaluation decisions. Specifically, the instruments assess the following topics: Course-taking plans for high school, whether participant intends to study science, engineering, or computer, what participant knows about what engineers, scientists, or computer scientists do, what factors (if any) about being an engineer, scientist, or computer scientist appeal to participant, events or persons that influenced participants' study plans, participant skill and confidence level in areas that are important for successfully completing a science, engineering, or computer degree, where participants plan to study science, engineering, or computer science/engineering, her/his satisfaction with the quality of the activity in which she/he has participated.
Average Review: (4.0)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Assessment Type: Multiple-choice
Assesses how well students can apply the scientific knowledge and skills they have learned at school to real-life challenges.
Average Review: (3.3)
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R)
Assessment Type: 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" with an option of a neutral response (undecided/uncertain).
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool called the Simpson Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STQ), a 58-item Likert type scale created by Simpson and Troost in 1982. For reference, please see Simpson, R. D., & Troost, K. M. (1982). Influences on commitment to and learning of science among adolescent students. Science Education, 66, 763-781.
Average Review: (3.0)
Revised Women in Science Scale (WISS-R)
Assessment Type: 6-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" with no option of a neutral response.
Women in Science Scale-Revised (WISS-R) is a revised version of the original tool - Women in Science Scale (WISS), a 27-item Likert type scale created by Erb & Smith in 1984. For reference, please see Erb, T. O., & Smith, W. S. (1984). Validation of the attitude toward women in science scale for early adolescents. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21, 391-397.
Average Review: (3.3)
Science Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to learn and demonstrate how to activate children in ways that ignite persistent engagement in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics learning and innovation. This particular assessment was designed to be used with 10-14 year olds, and are used to assess an individual across each of the four dimensions of science learning activation. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of science learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsScience Motivation Questionnaire II -(SMQ II) by Shawn M. Glynn
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Science Motivation Questionnaire II is a reliable and validated survey that assesses science motivation based on 5-factors (intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, career motivation, self-determination, grade motivation).
Average Review: (5.0)
Students Leaving Engineering Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Retention of students in engineering continues to be of concern. To best address this area, we need to know what contributes to both students persisting in engineering and what contributes to their leaving.
Average Review: (3.0)
Students Persisting in Engineering Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Retention of students in engineering continues to be of concern. To best address this area, we need to know what contributes to both students persisting in engineering and what contributes to their leaving. The persisting in engineering instrument is designed to measure both male and female student's reasons for persisting in engineering programs.
Average Review: (3.0)
Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
Assessment Type: Survey
This is a validated instrument for evaluating undergraduate research programs, particularly in the sciences, which was developed by and administered through David Lopatto of Grinnell College. It consists of three different parts to capture attitudes before, during, and after the research program.
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Read ReviewsUndergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA)
Assessment Type: Self-Assessment
URSSA is an online survey instrument for use in evaluating student outcomes of undergraduate research experiences in the sciences. It is highly customizable and allows for comparison against similar programs (especially for NSF-funded Biology REU programs). The University of Colorado developed the URSSA, which has been supported by the National Science Foundation through its Divisions of Chemistry and Undergraduate Education, the Biological Sciences Directorate, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs.
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Read ReviewsYouth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey (4-H)
Assessment Type: Some parts of the survey are multiple choice, and the majority of the questions are point-scale.
This survey is developed based on several other youth surveys, and includes questions on several youth development and STEM factors, including student demographics, life skills, decision making skills, critical thinking skills, etc. The survey is created for broader 4H community, but can also be applied outside it.
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Read ReviewsCompetence and Reasoning
Abbreviated Version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (A-MARS)
Assessment Type: Self-administered questionnaire
This is an abbreviated (25-item version) of the original Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS) instrument developed by Richardson and Suinn (for reference- see comments).The purpose of the study was to develop abbreviated version of MARS, and to find whether certain specific backgrounds (gender, socio-economic status) and academic variables can predict math anxiety.
Average Review: (3.7)
Assessing Women & Men in Education (AWE) Undergraduate Engineering Mentor Surveys
Assessment Type: Likert scale
The pre- and post-activity mentor surveys contain items to measure the impact of the mentoring role on the students' abilities as well as data to measure the effectiveness of the activity.
Average Review: (4.0)
Assessing Women & Men in Engineering (AWE) Undergraduate Engineering Mentee Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Using the AWE Mentee surveys you can determine whether the mentoring program met its objectives and use this information to improve the activity and make evaluation decisions.
Average Review: (4.0)
BASICS Study ECS Student Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence how students engage in the CS class, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsCitizen Science Central DEVISE Scales for Citizen Science
Assessment Type: Evaluation Instruments
The DEVISE project (Developing, Validating, and Implementing Situated Evaluation Instruments) at the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology developed a set of constructs and instruments to measure outcomes associated with citizen science such as interest, motivation, self-efficacy, and skills.
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Read ReviewsCollege Biology Self-Efficacy Instrument
Assessment Type: Likert scale
This instrument may lead to further understanding of student behavior, which in turn can facilitate the development of strategies that may increase students' desire to understand and study biology. By using the self-efficacy tool as a pre- and post-test indicator, instructors can gain insight into whether students' confidence levels increase as they engage in more complex tasks during the course, and can learn which teaching strategies are most effective in building confidence among students to achieve biological literacy.
Average Review: (5.0)
Critical Thinking in Everyday Life
Assessment Type: 20 point-scale questions
This tool is part of a larger evaluation system used to measure the life skills of decision making, critical thinking, problem solving, goal setting, communication, and leadership. The life skills (i.e., decision making, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and goal setting) selected for this overall measure were thought to be the most commonly identified life skills emphasized in 4-H youth development curricula and program activities. Critical thinking is defined as thinking that evaluates reasons and brings thought and actions in line with evaluations. This survey will assesses youth's critical thinking ability by examining the frequency of use of the following skills that are needed to think critically: reasoning, inquiry, analysis/information processing, flexibility, and evaluation.
Average Review: (4.7)
Discovery Inquiry Test in Science (DIT)
Assessment Type: 29 multiple choice items (11 focusing on life science, 8 on physical science, 6 on earth and space science, and 4 on the nature of science); 20 items involve solving problems or conducting inquiry
Measures students' ability to analyze and interpret data, extrapolate from one situation to another, and utilize conceptual understanding.
Average Review: (4.0)
Emerging STEM Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
Designed to be used with 7-9 year olds, this survey is used to assess the degree to which a child demonstrates emerging STEM learning activation.
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Read ReviewsEpistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physical Science (EBAPS)
Assessment Type: 30 items (5-point Likert scale & multiple choice)
Measures students' views about the nature of knowledge and learning in the physical sciences along five non-orthogonal dimensions (structure of scientific knowledge, nature of knowing and learning, real-life applicability, evolving knowledge, & source of ability to learn.
Average Review: (3.0)
Is Science Me?
Assessment Type: (68) 3-point items, (44) 4-point items, (20) 5-point Likert scale items, (44) multiple choice
This instrument was developed for a study looking at an ethnically and economically diverse sample of 33 high school students to explore why some who were once very interested in science, engineering, or medicine (SEM) majors or careers decided to leave the pipeline in high school while others persisted.
Average Review: (3.7)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Assessment Instrument
Assessment Type: Multiple choice, short constructed response questions, and extended constructed response questions.
Evaluates students' knowledge of three fields of science (earth, physical, and life), three elements of knowing and doing science (conceptual understanding, scientific investigation, and practical reasoning), and two overarching domains in science (the nature of science and themes-systems, models, and patterns-present in science).
Average Review: (5.0)
PDQ Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
The Undergraduate PDQ instruments are designed for undergraduate activities where time limitations or activity importance make rigorous assessment (e.g. using pre and post measures) impractical. PDQ stands for "pretty darn quick," so named because you can use them for activities that you want to assess but don't have the desire or time to do so more intensively. Both versions of the undergraduate PDQ instruments gather data on the extent to which respondents participated in the activity, their goals, and feedback from the leaders or participants on their impressions of the activity, their satisfaction with the activity, and their suggestions for how it could be improved.
Average Review: (4.0)
Pre-College Annual Self-Efficacy Survey
Assessment Type: Likert scale
LAESE is designed to identify longitudinal changes in the self-efficacy of undergraduate students studying engineering. (see AWE Self-Efficacy Literature Overview and Information on Self-Efficacy). LAESE can be used with any students studying engineering. A High School instrument, based on LAESE, was developed and tested by the Female Recruits Explore Engineering (FREE) Project.
Average Review: (4.0)
Pre-College Middle School Survey for Engineering
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Using the pre-college suite of surveys you can determine whether specific activities met your objectives and use this information to improve activities and make evaluation decisions. Specifically, the instruments assess the following topics: Course-taking plans for high school, whether participant intends to study science, engineering, or computer, what participant knows about what engineers, scientists, or computer scientists do, what factors (if any) about being an engineer, scientist, or computer scientist appeal to participant, events or persons that influenced participants' study plans, participant skill and confidence level in areas that are important for successfully completing a science, engineering, or computer degree, where participants plan to study science, engineering, or computer science/engineering, her/his satisfaction with the quality of the activity in which she/he has participated.
Average Review: (4.0)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Assessment Type: Multiple-choice
Assesses how well students can apply the scientific knowledge and skills they have learned at school to real-life challenges.
Average Review: (3.3)
Science Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to learn and demonstrate how to activate children in ways that ignite persistent engagement in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics learning and innovation. This particular assessment was designed to be used with 10-14 year olds, and are used to assess an individual across each of the four dimensions of science learning activation. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of science learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsScientific Attitude Inventory: A Revision (SAI II)
Assessment Type: 40 5-point Likert scale items
Assesses students interest in science, their attitudes toward science, their views of scientists, and their desire to become scientists.
Average Review: (4.0)
Self-Concept and Competence Scale in Physics
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Student's Interest in Physics as a School Subject. This part of the questionnaire contained three items in which the students rated on a 5-point Likert scale their interest in physics courses in general, in relation to the physics course they have at present, and in relation to other science and non-science courses.
Average Review: (5.0)
STEM Learning Activation Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
Designed to be used with 10-14 year-olds, these survey scales are used to assess an individual across multiple dimensions of STEM learning activation. Please note that these can be used in conjunction with the scientific sensemaking scale included above. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of STEM learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsSurvey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
Assessment Type: Survey
This is a validated instrument for evaluating undergraduate research programs, particularly in the sciences, which was developed by and administered through David Lopatto of Grinnell College. It consists of three different parts to capture attitudes before, during, and after the research program.
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Read ReviewsViews about Science Survey (VASS)
Assessment Type: 30 multiple choice items (13 related to scientific dimensions, 17 related to cognitive dimensions) set up as contrasting alternatives design (CAD).
Probes personal beliefs about the nature of science within 3 scientific dimensions (structure, methodology, and validity of science) and learning science within 3 cognitive dimensions (learnability, reflective thinking, and personal relevance of science).
Average Review: (4.0)
Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire (VNOS-D)
Assessment Type: 7 open-ended questions, along with an individual interview.
Assesses students' views about the empirical, tentative, inferential, and creative and imaginative nature of science, as well as the distinction between observation and inference.
Average Review: (4.0)
Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS)
Assessment Type: Catalogue of 114 multiple choice questions
"Monitors" students' views concerning the epistemological, social & technological aspects of science.
Average Review: (3.0)
Youth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey (4-H)
Assessment Type: Some parts of the survey are multiple choice, and the majority of the questions are point-scale.
This survey is developed based on several other youth surveys, and includes questions on several youth development and STEM factors, including student demographics, life skills, decision making skills, critical thinking skills, etc. The survey is created for broader 4H community, but can also be applied outside it.
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Read ReviewsYouth Teamwork Skills Survey
Assessment Type: Self-reported survey
The Youth Teamwork Skills Survey is a self-report survey that measures youths’ perceived team communication skill levels. The survey is meant for youth in grades 6 - 12 participating in STEM out-of-school time programs. The survey includes 28 items that fall into five factors based on the team communication skill areas of closed-loop communication, information exchange, and listening.
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Read ReviewsContent / Knowledge
BASICS Study ECS Teacher Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire collects background information, measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence teacher use of the CS curriculum, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsChildren's Environmental Attitudes & Social Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS)
Assessment Type: 36 5-point Likert scale items (addressing attitude) & 30 multiple-choice questions (addressing knowledge)
Measures children's global attitudes and knowledge about environmental issues, such as animals, energy, pollution, recycling, water, and general issues.
Average Review: (3.7)
Discovery Inquiry Test in Science (DIT)
Assessment Type: 29 multiple choice items (11 focusing on life science, 8 on physical science, 6 on earth and space science, and 4 on the nature of science); 20 items involve solving problems or conducting inquiry
Measures students' ability to analyze and interpret data, extrapolate from one situation to another, and utilize conceptual understanding.
Average Review: (4.0)
Exploring Physics Confidence Survey
Assessment Type: 6 closed-ended questions
This evaluation instrument was developed for Exploring Physics, an extra curricular program for 5-7 grade students, with a focus on female students. It is part of an NSF funded program entitled Promoting Young Women in the Physical Sciences.
Average Review: (3.0)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Assessment Instrument
Assessment Type: Multiple choice, short constructed response questions, and extended constructed response questions.
Evaluates students' knowledge of three fields of science (earth, physical, and life), three elements of knowing and doing science (conceptual understanding, scientific investigation, and practical reasoning), and two overarching domains in science (the nature of science and themes-systems, models, and patterns-present in science).
Average Review: (5.0)
Project Quantum
Assessment Type: Surveys/Online Assessments
Project Quantum is an ambitious project to crowd source a bank of high quality multiple choice questions for assessing computing in schools, developed jointly by Computing At School, The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), Cambridge Assessment and the Diagnostic Questions team.
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Read ReviewsViews about Science Survey (VASS)
Assessment Type: 30 multiple choice items (13 related to scientific dimensions, 17 related to cognitive dimensions) set up as contrasting alternatives design (CAD).
Probes personal beliefs about the nature of science within 3 scientific dimensions (structure, methodology, and validity of science) and learning science within 3 cognitive dimensions (learnability, reflective thinking, and personal relevance of science).
Average Review: (4.0)
Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire (VNOS-D)
Assessment Type: 7 open-ended questions, along with an individual interview.
Assesses students' views about the empirical, tentative, inferential, and creative and imaginative nature of science, as well as the distinction between observation and inference.
Average Review: (4.0)
Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS)
Assessment Type: Catalogue of 114 multiple choice questions
"Monitors" students' views concerning the epistemological, social & technological aspects of science.
Average Review: (3.0)
Engagement / Interest
Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ)
Assessment Type: 30 Likert-type items
The 30-item Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) assesses six components of students' motivation to learn science in college or high school courses. The SMQ assesses six components of motivation: intrinsically motivated science learning, extrinsically motivated science learning, relevance of learning science to personal goals, responsibility (self-determination) for learning science, confidence (self-efficacy) in learning science, & anxiety about science assessment.
Average Review: (4.0)
Applied Learning Student Questionnaire (ALSQ)
Assessment Type: Self reported survey
This instrument is used across Georgia's Governor's Office of Student Achievement Innovation Fund grants. These primarily target high school students participating in programs supporting STEM persistence.
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Read ReviewsAttitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) is a 40 question, 4-factor survey designed to measure high school and college students' attitudes toward mathematics. Unlike other math assessments, the ATMI was designed to be brief while also capturing multiple factors that contribute to one's attitude about math.
Average Review: (3.8)
BASICS Study ECS Student Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence how students engage in the CS class, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsBASICS Study ECS Teacher Implementation and Contextual Factor Questionnaire Measures
Assessment Type: Questionnaire
This questionnaire collects background information, measures the implementation of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum, contextual factors that influence teacher use of the CS curriculum, and socio-demographics.
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Read ReviewsCareer Interest Questionnaire
Assessment Type: Survey
The CIQ measures STEM career interest, including an overall score and scores for three subscales: interest, importance, intent.
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Read ReviewsChildren's Attitudes Toward Technology Scale (CATS)
Assessment Type: 26 items
This 26-item questionnaire addresses the assessment of children's attitudes toward technology. Sub-scales at two test administrations demonstrated good internal consistency and moderate test-retest stability.
Average Review: (4.0)
Children's Environmental Attitudes & Social Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS)
Assessment Type: 36 5-point Likert scale items (addressing attitude) & 30 multiple-choice questions (addressing knowledge)
Measures children's global attitudes and knowledge about environmental issues, such as animals, energy, pollution, recycling, water, and general issues.
Average Review: (3.7)
Children's Science Curiosity Scale (CSCS)
Assessment Type: 30 5-point Likert scale items
Measures elementary school children's attitudes towards science in a learning context.
Average Review: (3.7)
Citizen Science Central DEVISE Scales for Citizen Science
Assessment Type: Evaluation Instruments
The DEVISE project (Developing, Validating, and Implementing Situated Evaluation Instruments) at the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology developed a set of constructs and instruments to measure outcomes associated with citizen science such as interest, motivation, self-efficacy, and skills.
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Read ReviewsClassroom Activities and Outcomes Survey
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
This is part three of the four part "Classroom Activities and Outcomes Survey." The survey asks students to rate the progress they have made in science process skills as a result of completing a particular course or program.
Average Review: (3.3)
Common Instrument Suite-Student (CIS-S) Survey
Assessment Type: Self-report survey
The PEAR Institute’s Common Instrument Suite Student (CIS-S) survey is a youth self-report survey that measures a variety of STEM-related attitudes, including STEM engagement, STEM career knowledge, and STEM identity. The CIS-S has been administered over 130,000 times to youth enrolled in informal/OST STEM programs, as well as in schools across 47 U.S. states, and across eight countries in Asia, South America, and Europe. It was developed with informal, out-of-school time (OST) programs in mind but can be administered in schools as the concepts are equally applicable. The purpose of the survey is to better understand how informal STEM programming impacts students’ perceptions/attitudes towards STEM. Four standard survey offerings are available based on outcomes of interest and age ranges. The CIS-S is available in three administration formats: • Traditional Pre-Post: This method asks students to complete the survey twice: 1x at the beginning of the program and 1x at the end of the program. Change is measured by subtracting pretest scores from posttest scores. • Retrospective Pre-Post: This method is similar to the traditional pre-post, but students answer each question 2x (in one sitting) from two different frames of reference: “before the program” and “at this time.” The survey is administered once at the end of the program. • Retrospective Self-Change: This method asks students to reflect on how much they feel they have changed over the period of programming. It is administered 1x at the end of the program. Students are shown a statement and are asked to think back to the beginning of the program and rate whether they do/feel things less or more because of the program.
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Read ReviewsCS4HS Teacher Professional Development Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
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Read ReviewsEngagement in Science Learning Activities
Assessment Type: Survey
The Engagement survey was written for use with 10-14 year-old respondents immediately after a science activity, whether in a class or in an informal learning context. It is used to measure an individual’s behavioral, cognitive, and affective engagement.
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Read ReviewsEpistemological Views Toward Science
Assessment Type: 35 items, 5-point Likert scale
Average Review: (3.5)
Grade 4-12 Pre-Post Computing Camp/Workshop Evaluation Surveys
Assessment Type: Survey
These are surveys used in an outreach program and camps for K-12 girls. The surveys have been developed at the University of Colorado, have been validated through statistical testing, with reliability and validity information available upon request.
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Read ReviewsIs Science Me?
Assessment Type: (68) 3-point items, (44) 4-point items, (20) 5-point Likert scale items, (44) multiple choice
This instrument was developed for a study looking at an ethnically and economically diverse sample of 33 high school students to explore why some who were once very interested in science, engineering, or medicine (SEM) majors or careers decided to leave the pipeline in high school while others persisted.
Average Review: (3.7)
Modified Attitudes towards Science Inventory (mATSI)
Assessment Type: 25 5-point Likert scale items
Measures students' attitudes towards science related to such factors as students' perceptions of the science teacher, anxiety toward science, value of science in society, self-concept toward science and desire to do science.
Average Review: (4.0)
Perceived Authenticity Scale
Assessment Type: Scale
STEAM education is a method for driving student engagement in STEM topics through personal expression, creativity and aesthetics. EarSketch, a collaborative and authentic learning tool which introduces students to programming through music remixing, has previously been shown to enhance student engagement and intent to persist in computing. The goal of EarSketch is to broaden participation in computing through a thickly authentic learning environment that has personal and real world relevance in both computational and music domains. This mixed methods study extends previous work by 1) using a newly- developed instrument to assess creativity and 2) testing a theory of change model that provides an explanatory framework for increasing student engagement in STEAM. The results suggest that students who used EarSketch express statistically significant gains in computing attitudes and creativity. Furthermore, a series of multiple regression analyses found that a creative learning environment, fueled by a meaningful and personally relevant EarSketch curriculum, drives improvements in students' attitudes and intent to persist in computing. This work makes a significant contribution to computer science education by establishing the effectiveness of an authentic STEAM curriculum and advancing our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms driving students' motivations to persist in STEM disciplines.
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Read ReviewsPre/Post STEM Survey for 4th and 5th Grade
Assessment Type: Survey
This pre/post survey was developed for In4All’s (formerly BEC) STEM™ Connect program, focused on 4th and 5th grade students. The evaluation investigated the impact the program had in two key areas: career interest and attitude. The expectation is that the students will: (1) improve their attitude/behavior toward math and science and (2) increase their interest in pursuing a math or science career. To measure their attitude toward math and science, the Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment (ATSSA) was administered. This instrument was developed by Germann (1988) to assess attitudes toward science among 7th to 10th grade students. Our survey expanded to include the topic of math, replacing the word ‘math’ with ‘science’ in all survey items. Additional items were added to measure their interest in math or science-related careers. For three school years, the survey was administered to 4th-grade students. While the language has not been tested with 4th graders specifically, it was determined that the preference was to administer the original validated tool rather than risk compromising results by changing the language. Additional items were also added to the post-test survey to measure opinions on the presentations, activities, volunteers, and whether the student felt an increased interest in math and science as a result of the program.
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Read ReviewsProgramme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Assessment Type: Multiple-choice
Assesses how well students can apply the scientific knowledge and skills they have learned at school to real-life challenges.
Average Review: (3.3)
Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) Student Questionnaire
Assessment Type: Point scale items w/one open-ended question
Assesses children's interest in, attitude towards, and experiences in science and technology, as well as their opinion about environmental challenges and career aspirations.
Average Review: (3.3)
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R)
Assessment Type: 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" with an option of a neutral response (undecided/uncertain).
Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool called the Simpson Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STQ), a 58-item Likert type scale created by Simpson and Troost in 1982. For reference, please see Simpson, R. D., & Troost, K. M. (1982). Influences on commitment to and learning of science among adolescent students. Science Education, 66, 763-781.
Average Review: (3.0)
Science Learning Activation
Assessment Type: Survey
The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to learn and demonstrate how to activate children in ways that ignite persistent engagement in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics learning and innovation. This particular assessment was designed to be used with 10-14 year olds, and are used to assess an individual across each of the four dimensions of science learning activation. These scales can be used concurrently to measure the multi-dimensional construct of science learning activation or separately to measure individual dimensions.
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Read ReviewsScience Motivation Questionnaire II -(SMQ II) by Shawn M. Glynn
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
The Science Motivation Questionnaire II is a reliable and validated survey that assesses science motivation based on 5-factors (intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, career motivation, self-determination, grade motivation).
Average Review: (5.0)
Science Opinion Survey (SOS)
Assessment Type: 30 5-point Likert scale items
Assesses current interest and attitudes in science activities at school.
Average Review: (4.0)
Science Process Skills Inventory (SPSI)
Assessment Type: 11 Likert scale items
The inventory consists of eleven items, each representing a different skill in the science inquiry process. Youth are prompted to respond to each statement using a 4-point Likert scale indicating how often they practice each of the items when doing science: Never (1), sometimes (2), usually (3), and always (4). Recommended scoring of the SPSI is the calculation of a composite science process skills score. This is calculated by summing the individual ratings for each item. The score range for the composite score is 11-44.
Average Review: (4.5)
Scientific Attitude Inventory: A Revision (SAI II)
Assessment Type: 40 5-point Likert scale items
Assesses students interest in science, their attitudes toward science, their views of scientists, and their desire to become scientists.
Average Review: (4.0)
Self-Concept and Competence Scale in Physics
Assessment Type: Likert scale
Student's Interest in Physics as a School Subject. This part of the questionnaire contained three items in which the students rated on a 5-point Likert scale their interest in physics courses in general, in relation to the physics course they have at present, and in relation to other science and non-science courses.
Average Review: (5.0)
Short Version Attitudes toward Mathematics Inventory (SHORT ATMI)
Assessment Type: Self-assessment
This is a shortened version of the Attitudes Towards Mathematics Inventory (short ATMI), it measures four subscale: mathematics enjoyment; mathematics motivation; self-confidence in mathematics; perceived value of mathematics. This assessments is a shorter more up-to-date version of the original tool, and it addresses the issue of an all western sample. Participants were able to complete this survey in less than 10 minutes, it is good when time is limited.
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Read ReviewsStudent Attitudes toward STEM Survey (S-STEM)
Assessment Type: Survey
The S-STEM consists of two surveys: One for upper elementary grades, and one for middle/ high school students. Students' attitudes toward Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology, and 21st Century Learning are measured. The instrument is well validated and asks students about their interests in STEM in addition to their attitude, though the survey can seem repetitive for some students.
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Read ReviewsStudent Computer Science Attitude Survey: CS Principles
Assessment Type: Survey/Self-Assessment
Snapshot status or change in students' confidence and interest levels, and perceptions of belongingness in CS, usefulness of CS, and being encouraged in CS change as a result of participation in CS Principles (CSP). This assessment measures confidence, interest, belongingness, perceived usefulness of CS, and encouragement in computer science.
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Read ReviewsSurvey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
Assessment Type: Survey
This is a validated instrument for evaluating undergraduate research programs, particularly in the sciences, which was developed by and administered through David Lopatto of Grinnell College. It consists of three different parts to capture attitudes before, during, and after the research program.
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Read ReviewsTest of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA)
Assessment Type: 70 5-point Likert scale items (10 questions from 7 subscales)
Assesses science-related attitudes along seven dimensions: social implications of science, normality of scientists, attitude toward scientific inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes, enjoyment of science lessons, leisure interest in science, & career interest in science.
Average Review: (4.0)
Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA)
Assessment Type: Self-Assessment
URSSA is an online survey instrument for use in evaluating student outcomes of undergraduate research experiences in the sciences. It is highly customizable and allows for comparison against similar programs (especially for NSF-funded Biology REU programs). The University of Colorado developed the URSSA, which has been supported by the National Science Foundation through its Divisions of Chemistry and Undergraduate Education, the Biological Sciences Directorate, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs.
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Read ReviewsViews about Science Survey (VASS)
Assessment Type: 30 multiple choice items (13 related to scientific dimensions, 17 related to cognitive dimensions) set up as contrasting alternatives design (CAD).
Probes personal beliefs about the nature of science within 3 scientific dimensions (structure, methodology, and validity of science) and learning science within 3 cognitive dimensions (learnability, reflective thinking, and personal relevance of science).
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Wareing Attitudes toward Science Protocol (WASP)
Assessment Type: 50 items on 5-point Likert scale
Relationships among attitudes of students toward science, as measured by the WASP (Wareing Attitudes Toward Science Protocol), perceived antecedents of such attitudes, and class achievement or performance indicated by reported grades were investigated for a survey sample of 1,740 students in 87 high school science classes from five communities. Additionally, students' self-reported number of tests administered in a given course, perceived rewards, degree of stress, and internal structure of the course were examined as potential predictor variables. Results indicate a significant correspondence between report card grades, degree of structure, degree of stress, gender, degree of rewards, number of tests, and students' attitudes toward science.
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Youth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey (4-H)
Assessment Type: Some parts of the survey are multiple choice, and the majority of the questions are point-scale.
This survey is developed based on several other youth surveys, and includes questions on several youth development and STEM factors, including student demographics, life skills, decision making skills, critical thinking skills, etc. The survey is created for broader 4H community, but can also be applied outside it.
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