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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 ReviewsBASICS 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 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.
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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 ReviewsCommon 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 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.
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EQulP Rubric for Science - NGSS
Assessment Type: Rubric
Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Practice, or EQuIP, has assembled this rubric and criteria for aligning instructional materials to the three-dimensional learning aspects of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products (EQuIP) Rubric for science provides criteria by which to measure the alignment and overall quality of lessons and units with respect to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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Read ReviewsEQulP 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 ReviewsNational 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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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.
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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 ReviewsScience 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 ReviewsSelf-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 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 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 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 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 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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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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