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Instructional Quality Assessment Tool (Tekkumru-Kisa et al., 2020)
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Science educationThe Instructional Quality Assessment Tool for Science (IQA-Science) is designed to measure how rigorous and intellectually engaging science instruction is in real classrooms. IQA-Science combines classroom observations with teachers’ assignments and samples of student work to capture what students…Modeling-Based Teaching Observation Protocol (MBTOP) Shi et. al, 2021
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Science educationThe Modeling-Based Teaching Observation Protocol (MBTOP) is a classroom observation protocol that measures the quality of teachers’ modeling-based teaching in science. Developed by Shi and colleagues in 2021, it assesses 18 indicators of modeling-based teaching performance (MBTP) across five…Science Practices Epistemic Survey Suite (includes: Epistemic Orientation Survey [EOS], Epistemic Nature of Science Practice Survey [ENSP], Science Practice Implementation Survey [SPI]; Kite et al., 2021)
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Science educationThis suite of surveys is designed to explore how secondary science teachers understand and implement the NGSS science practices. Together, the surveys measure three interconnected aspects: teachers’ epistemic orientations (views about how scientific knowledge is generated), their understanding of…Teaching NGSS Science with Multilingual Learners Questionnaire (Grapin et al., 2024)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Teaching NGSS Science with Multilingual Learners Questionnaire is a teacher survey that measures elementary teachers’ beliefs, preparedness, and instructional practices for teaching science to multilingual learners under the Next Generation Science Standards. Developed by Grapin and colleagues…Argumentative Dialogues in Science Teaching Observational Protocol (Martins & Macagno, 2022)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Argumentative Dialogues in Science Teaching Observational Protocol is a classroom observation protocol that measures the quality of argumentative dialogue in science instruction. Developed by Martins and Macagno in 2022, the tool examines how teachers and students construct, respond to, and…Observation Protocol for Metadiscourse Markers in Science Talk (Ko & Luna, 2023)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Observation Protocol for Metadiscourse Markers in Science Talk is a classroom observation and discourse framework through which to examine how teachers and students use talk to build knowledge in science. Developed by Ko and Luna in 2023, the framework identifies and categorizes metadiscourse…Science Instructional Practices Survey Instrument (SIPS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Science Instructional Practices Survey Instrument (SIPS) is a teacher survey designed to measure classroom instructional practices aligned with the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and related reform efforts. Developed in response to the need for a more comprehensive and…Teacher Questionnaire: Integrating Engineering Practices into Secondary Science Instruction (García‐Carmona & Bogdan Toma, 2024)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Teacher Questionnaire: Integrating Engineering Practices into Secondary Science Instruction is an instrument composed of 25 Likert-style items and divided into two sections. The first focuses on demographics and independent variables. The second covers experiences, emotions, appraisals, and…Next Generation Science Classroom (NGSC) Questionnaire
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Next Generation Science Classroom (NGSC) is a questionnaire that contains 35 items all scaled on a 5-point Likert scale. The items include understanding scientific explanations, generating scientific evidence, reflecting on scientific knowledge, and participating productively in science. iSTEM Protocol
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe iSTEM Protocol is a classroom observation tool designed to assess the quality of integrated STEM instruction. It focuses on how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are meaningfully connected during lessons, with particular attention to problem-solving, real-world relevance,…IONIC (ICAP to Measure by Observation Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Science Practice Implementation in the Classroom)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe IONIC (ICAP to Measure by Observation Next Generation Science Standards Science Practice Implementation in the Classroom) Observation is a lesson rating protocol to observe the eight scientific methods of the next generation science standards in K-12 science classrooms. This instrument contains…Engineering-Infused Lesson Rubric
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Engineering-Infused Lesson Rubric is an instrument that assesses the integration of engineering into science. It contains 12 items divided into three sections (labeled A1-C3): curriculum materials, design-centered teacher practices, and engagement with engineering concepts. The first section…Assessment of Scientific Argumentation in the Classroom (ASAC) Observation Protocol
Topics:Tags: Learning environmentsThe Assessment of Scientific Argumentation in the Classroom (ASAC) Observation Protocol is an observation tool used to assess how students engage in scientific argumentation during classroom activities. Rather than testing individual knowledge, the ASAC focuses on how students discuss, question,…