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Teacher Child Rating Scale (T-CRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Teacher report, validated on a nationally representative sample for use with preschool through 3rd grade. Easy-to-use checklist.
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Teacher–Child Rating Scale (T-CRS) is a brief, teacher-completed checklist that assesses children’s social-emotional and behavioral adjustment in school. It focuses on skills that support learning and positive classroom participation, such as attention, behavior regulation, and peer social…Teacher Engagement Report Form – New (TERF‑N)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingFrom the same study that created the SESQ (Student Engagement in Schools Questionnaire) the TERF-N is a teacher-report form measuring teacher perceptions of student engagement (affective, behavioral, cognitive) for each student. The TERF-N is a revision of the Teacher Engagement Report Form…Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe 20-Item Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS) is a unidimensional self-report inventory of teachers' multicultural awareness and sensitivity. The survey analyzes teachers' multicultural awareness, appreciation, and tolerance. Teacher Observation of Child Adaptation- Revised (TOCA-R)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTeachers were asked to complete one for each student in their class as a way to identify high-risk children. Teachers were asked to describe, among other things, whether the child completed assignments, was friendly, broke rules, was disobedient, fought, or yelled at others. Teachers used a Likert…Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation-Checklist (TOCA-C)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, teacher measure, validated for use with children from preschool through elementary school (K-5th).
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation–Checklist (TOCA-C) is a teacher-completed checklist used to assess students’ classroom behavior and social functioning. It is a streamlined version of the original Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation (TOCA) instrument developed by Kellam et al…Teacher Questionnaire: Integrating Engineering Practices into Secondary Science Instruction (García‐Carmona & Bogdan Toma, 2024)
Expert NotesStrengths:Captures teachers’ preparation, emotions, expectations, and opinions in a single instrument
Provides system-level insight useful for policy, professional development, and reform monitoring
Cautions:Best suited for descriptive overviews rather than detailed instructional diagnosis
Self-report format does not capture enacted classroom practice
Context-specific to Spain, requiring adaptation for use in other national settings
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…Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentDeveloped by Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy in 2001, the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) measures teachers’ beliefs in their ability to influence student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. The scale is available in both a long (24-item) and short (12-item)…Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentDeveloped by Tyler L. Renshaw, Anna C. J. Long, and Clayton R. Cook in 2015, the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (TSWQ) is an 8-item self-report tool designed to assess teachers’ work-related wellbeing. It includes two subscales—Teaching Efficacy and School Connectedness—that can be used…Teaching for a Robust Understanding (TRU) Mathematics
Expert NotesStrengths:Designed for use of teachers to guide improvement efforts (Grades K-12)
Cautions:Should not be used for evaluation; Calibration required for research purposes
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Teaching for a Robust Understanding (TRU) Mathematics framework is an observation and reflection tool used to examine the key dimensions of high-quality mathematics instruction. It identifies five areas that shape strong learning environments: the richness of the mathematical content,…Teaching Matter Content Knowledge Assessment for Preservice Elementary Teachers
Expert NotesStrengths:Includes both SMK (Subject Matter Knowledge) and PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge)
Cautions:Not validated for use with high-stakes decision making, e.g. part of requirements for teachers to graduate from teacher prep program
No psychometric evidence to support reporting scores broken down by content area
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Science educationThe Teaching Matter Content Knowledge Assessment for Preservice Elementary Teachers is designed to measure future elementary teachers’ understanding of matter and its interactions. It focuses on content knowledge for teaching (CKT)—a combination of subject matter knowledge and the ability to apply…Teaching NGSS Science with Multilingual Learners Questionnaire (Grapin et al., 2024)
Expert NotesStrengths:Useful in linguistically diverse contexts, for both research and professional development design
Cautions:Some NGSS and language constructs are difficult for teachers to interpret consistently
Validation evidence is currently strongest for elementary (K–6) teachers
Relies on self-reported practices rather than direct observation
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…TeamUp Rubric
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTeamUP is a package of teaching and learning activities based on a theoretically grounded assessment rubric (Hastie et al., 2014). This rubric was designed to guide student learning and to assess the teamwork skills that they practice while undertaking team-based academic assignments in higher…Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Instructional practicesThe Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) instrument is a self-efficacy survey that seeks to monitor and assess teachers' development of TPACK and seven interrelated knowledge domains. The measure is primarily aimed towards pre-service secondary mathematics teachers and can be used to…Tennessee District Science Network Task Library
Expert NotesStrengths:Explicitly aligned to NGSS three-dimensional expectations and include clear connections to specific performance expectations
Cautions:Require significant instructional time to administer and discuss.
Topics: Student LearningThe elementary assessments developed through the Tennessee District Science Network (TDSciN) are a set of performance-based science tasks designed to measure students’ three-dimensional learning aligned with current science standards. Each assessment is structured around a phenomenon- or problem…TerraNova 3 - Math
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationTerraNova 3 from Data Recognition Corporation includes a range ofassessment products that measure math knowledge and skills, including online formats and brief test forms. The testing system was developed to be aligned to NCTM standards. TerraNova is available in Spanish as SUPERA.TerraNova3 - Reading
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTerraNova 3 reading assessments are designed to measureimportant higher order thinking skills as well as basic and applied skills. These assessments includenorm-referenced achievement scores, criterion-referenced objective mastery scores, and performance-level information.Test of Early Reading Ability-Fourth Edition (TERA-4)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe TERA-4 is an individually administered assessment of early reading mastery.Test of Mathematical Abilities – Third Edition (TOMA-3)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationThe TOMA-3 is an assessmentdesigned to identify, describe, and quantify mathematical deficits in school-age children. In addition to the math assessment, there are also measures of attitudes toward math available.Test of Reading Comprehension - Fourth Edition (TORC-4)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe TORC-4 assesses students' silent reading comprehension. It can be used to identify students in need of targeted reading intervention, monitor student progress, and serve as a research tool. The assessment measuresword identification and contextual meaning across five subtests for students in…Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency-Second Edition (TOSCRF-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe TOSCRF-2 is an assessment of reading comprehension and general reading ability.Test of Silent Reading Efficiency and Comprehension (TOSREC)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe TOSREC is a test of silent reading efficiency and comprehension designed for screening and progress monitoring.Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency-Second Edition (TOSWRF-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe TOSWRF-2 is an assessment designed to measure the ability to recognize printed words accurately and efficiently.Tests of Conceptual Understanding
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe assessment includes approximately ten items that target students’ understanding of scientific concepts, processes, and reasoning. The instrument is designed to capture students’ depth of understanding of science concepts and their ability to apply scientific ideas in explanatory and inquiry…Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTPRI was created to assesses student progress in critical reading domains, including phonemic awareness, graphophonemic knowledge, word reading, comprehension, accuracy, and fluency.Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) was introduced in 2021, replacing the previous version utilized since 2013. As per the Texas State Legislature mandate, all students entering Texas public higher education institutions must undergo TSIA2 or qualify for one of its exemptions. The…The Abbreviated School Climate Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Abbreviated School Climate Survey (ASCS), an abbreviated version of the 100-item School Climate survey developed by the Developmental Studies Center (now known as the Center for the Collaborative Classroom), is a 34-item assessment of school climate that includes 7 of the 11 subscales from the…The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Echelle de Motivation en Education (EME) is based on the tenets of self-determination theory and is composed of 28 items subdivided into 7 subscales assessing three types of intrinsic motivation (intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish things, and to experience stimulation), three types of…The Bridge-Positive Youth Development (Bridge-PYD)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Bridge-Positive Youth Development measure is an open-source, 40-item Likert survey initially validated using responses from 7-18-year-old children in a community-based after school program in Denver, CO. It uses a resilience-based framework incorporating the 5 Cs: Competence, Confidence,…The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe brief resilience scale (BRS) was created to assess the ability to bounce back or recover from stress. The BRS is comprised of 6 items. Items 1, 3, and 5 are positively worded while items 2, 4, and 6 are negatively worded. The BRS is scored by reverse coding items 2, 4, and 6, and finding the…The Cleminshaw-Guidubaldi Parent Satisfaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Cleminshaw-Guidubaldi Parent Satisfaction Scale is a 50-item self-reporting instrument that measures satisfaction with child-rearing skills. The instrument, which is designed for parents with children birth-18 years of age, contains five subscales: spouse support, child-parent relationship,…