Tier 1 Instructional Strategies To Improve K-4 Reading Comprehension
Category: Student Learning
Instrument Overview
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Strengths
Designed as developmentally appropriate, scalable student knowledge tests that can be administered across large numbers of elementary classrooms.
Cautions
Relies heavily on multiple-choice and short-response formats, which may not fully capture students’ deeper understanding of engineering design processes or their ability to apply concepts in authentic problem-solving contexts.
This assessment consists of grade-level student knowledge tests designed to measure elementary students’ understanding of engineering design, science, and technology concepts. Separate versions of the test are developed for different grade levels, with each version containing a set of items aligned to these three domains.
The instrument includes a combination of multiple-choice and open-ended items that vary in cognitive demand, ranging from basic recall to higher-level reasoning. Items are designed to be developmentally appropriate, with adjustments in language, format, and number of questions based on grade level. The tests are structured to assess knowledge across the domains of science content, engineering concepts such as the engineering design process, and technology-related ideas.
Items are drawn from a combination of sources, including existing science assessments and newly developed engineering-focused questions. The instrument is intended for use in pre- and post-assessment contexts, allowing comparison of student knowledge before and after instruction.
The purpose of this student knowledge test is to accurately measure students’ knowledge of engineering design, science, and technology as a means to inform elementary teacher professional development.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
2nd grade: 11 items, 3rd grade 10 items, 4th grade 16 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Developer
Melissa Dyehouse; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco
Price
No fee
Contact
Heidi A. Diefes-Dux: hdiefes@purdue.edu
Open Access
No
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Dyehouse, M., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Capobianco, B. (2011, June). Measuring the effects of integrating engineering into the elementary school curriculum on students’ science and engineering design content knowledge. In 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (pp. 22-1052).
Item Type
Multiple choice
Open response
Populations of Validation
Student participants represented ethnically diverse populations from both urban and suburban elementary schools, including ten participating classrooms from one school district in the south-central United States.
