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Self Efficacy and Metacognition Learning Inventory- Science (SEMLI-S)

The tool assesses students’ metacognition, self-efficacy and constructivist science learning processes.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Greogry Thomas David Anderson Samson Nashon
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Views of Scientific Inquiry, Primary School Version (VOSI-P)

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 NOS. The VOSI is useful alone, or in combination with the VNOS to gain in-depth insights into respondent’s epistemological views of science. The VOSI targets aspects unique from, but complementary to, the VNOS instrument.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Renee' Schwartz Norman G. Lederman Judith S. Lederman
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Mentoring for Effective Primary Science teaching (MEPST)

This survey was designed to assess preservice teachers' perceptions of how their mentoring in science teaching has influenced their ability to teach science. The tool measures personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modeling, and feedback as factors that comprise beneficial mentoring for science teachers.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Peter Hudson Keith Skamp Lyndon Brooks
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Survey of Attitudes Towards Astronomy

This instrument includes a pre-test and post-test on students attitudes towards astronomy. Four factors, including affect, cognitive competence, perceived value, and perceived difficult of astronomy are assessed.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Michael Zeilik
resource evaluation

Internet Attitudes Scale (IAS)

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.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Dr. Yixin Zhang
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Revised Women in Science Scale (WISS-R)

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.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Steven Owen Mary Anne Toepperwein Carolyn Marshall Michael Lichtenstein Cheryl Blalock Yan Liu et al.
resource evaluation

Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R)

Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool – 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.
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TEAM MEMBERS: S.V. Owen M.A. Toepperwein C.E. Marshall M.J. Lichtenstein C.L. Blalock Y. Liu
resource evaluation Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Beliefs about Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ)

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." Although the survey was developed and validated for use with high school science teachers, it should also be suitable for use in the general adult population.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jill Aldridge P.C. Taylor C.C Chen
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Wareing Attitudes toward Science Protocol (WASP)

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
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TEAM MEMBERS: C. Wareing
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Critical Thinking in Everyday Life

The tool assess youth’s critical thinking ability by examining the following constructs: Reasoning, Enquiry, Analysis/Information Processing, Flexibility.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Daniel Perkins Claudia Mincemoyer
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Children’s Attitudes Toward Technology Scale (CATS)

Although today's children have become the benefactors of an evolving technological society, few studies have addressed the assessment of their attitudes toward technology. This study describes the development of the Children's Attitude Toward Technology Scale (CATS) with 574 children in a rural school district. Principal components analysis of the CATS followed by varimax rotation indicated that item intercorrelations could be explained by two factors entitled "interest/aptitude" and "alternative preferences." Sub-scales at two test administrations demonstrated good internal consistency and
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TEAM MEMBERS: C.G. Frantom K.E. Green E.R. Hoffman
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physics Science (EBAPS)

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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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrew Elby John Frederiksen Christina Schwarz Barbara White