Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA)

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Instrument Overview

The Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) is a classroom observation instrument that rates the nature and quality of classroom instruction by considering students‘ opportunities to engage in cognitively demanding mathematical work and discussions. The IQA uses the following elements to assess instruction: potential of the task, task implementation, rigor of the discussion, teacher‘s questions, and accountable talk.

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Schooling ; Teaching ; Classroom Instruction
Languages
English
Respondent
Observer

Administration Information

Length
10 items

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

Melissa Boston, bostonm@duq.edu

Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Boston, M. (2012). Assessing instructional quality in mathematics. The Elementary School Journal, 113(1), 76-104. https://doi.org/10.1086/666387