Design Principles for Improving Practice with Instructional Coaching
Category: Teacher and Leader Development
Diagnostic Science Assessments for Middle School Teachers are written tests that measure mathematics knowledge in three content domains (Physical Science; Life Science; Earth/Space Science) and across four types of knowledge (Declarative Knowledge; Scientific Inquiry and Procedures; Schematic Knowledge; Pedagogical Content Knowledge). Researchers, professional development providers, and course instructors can administer the assessments as pre- and post-tests before and after workshops, institutes, or courses to determine growth in teachers' content knowledge. Multiple parallel versions of each assessment are available.
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher
Administration Information
Length
25 items (20 multiple-choice and 5 open-response). Participants usually take between 30-50 minutes to complete the assessment, with the bulk of participants taking about 40 minutes.
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Thomas Tretter, tom.tretter@louisville.edu
Sherri Brown, s.brown@louisville.edu
Open Access
Yes
Psychometrics
Scoring
Computer scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Ronfeldt, M., & Truwit, M. (2023). Considerations for use of teaching quality measures. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. www.edinstruments.com/teaching.
Tretter, T. R., Brown, S. L., Bush, W. S., Saderholm, J. C., & Holmes, V. L. (2013). Valid and reliable science content assessments for science teachers. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 24(2), 269-295. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10972-012-9299-7
