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Middle School Technology and Engineering Post-Event Survey
Assessment Type: Survey
This is a post-event survey to be used following a technology and/or engineering outreach activity with middle school females, to assess middle school girls' identification with and interest in engineering and technology. It was developed by the Society of Women Engineers, a professional society which advocates for the inclusion of females in engineering and technology.
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Read ReviewsPDQ 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.
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(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 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 ReviewsRobotics 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).
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(3.5)