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Epistemological Views Toward Science

Assessment Type: 35 items, 5-point Likert scale

Average Review: 3 (3.5)

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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 (3.7)

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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 (5.0)

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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 (4.0)

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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 (3.3)

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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 (3.0)

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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 (3.3)

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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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Science 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 (5.0)

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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 (3.0)

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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 (3.0)

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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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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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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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