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Early Assessment Program (EAP) English and Math Assessments
California’s Early Assessment Program (EAP) consists of three parts: college readiness testing in 11th grade, academic preparation in 12th grade, and teacher professional development. EAP’s standardized math and English assessments measure high school juniors’ readiness for college-level work at…View InstrumentTexas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2)
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…View InstrumentNational Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a school-based longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States in 1994-95 that includes several items related to students' sense of belonging (e.g., “I feel like…View InstrumentVIA Adult Survey
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationIn July 2017, the VIA Institute completed and released a substantial revision of the VIA Inventory of Strengths, as well as the development of several new scales. These new assessments are part of the VIA Assessment Suite for Adults. For each of these assessments signature strengths, 24 strength…View InstrumentGeorgia School Climate Surveys
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Georgia Student Health Survey identifies safety and health issues that have a negative impact on student achievement and school climate. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other…View InstrumentSedlacek Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe Sedlacek Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) assesses eight aspects of experiential and contextual intelligence. It was designed to provide information that could be used by advisors to work with students developmentally. Subscore(s): There are eight subscores: Positive self-concept, Realistic…View InstrumentUCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationUCLA Loneliness Scale-3 is an instrument measuring self-reported subjective feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Its 20 items use a Likert-type rating scale ranging from 1 (never) to 4 (always). Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from…View InstrumentEthnic Identity Scale-Brief (EIS-B)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Ethnic Identity Scale assesses three distinct components of ethnic-racial identity: (a) exploration, or the degree to which individuals have explored their ethnicity; (b) resolution, or the degree to which they have resolved what their ethnic identity means to them; and (c) affirmation, or the…View InstrumentThe Youth Outcome Toolkit
Building upon a five-year evaluation of the After-School Initiative funded by The Colorado Trust, and evaluations of other youth-serving programs, the National Research Center, Inc created the Youth Outcome Toolkit as a comprehensive evaluation resource for programs serving youth. The Toolkit…View InstrumentClifton StrengthsFinder
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe Clifton StrengthsFinder is a strengths-based measure of individual emotional, cognitive, and social skills and talents. Subscore(s): There are 34 distinct themes. Examples include "Achiever," "Command," "Empathy," and "Self-assurance." The technical report contains detailed information about…View InstrumentThinkReady
ThinkReady (formerly C-PAS, CPAS) is an innovative assessment designed to track the development of Key Cognitive Strategies (KCS), which are the thinking skills necessary for college and career readiness and success. Through extensive research over more than a decade, Dr. David T. Conley, founder…View InstrumentWorkFORCE Assessment for Job Fit
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe WorkFORCE Assessment for Job Fit is a personality assessment utilizing the FACETS core capability, which is based on innovations in forced-choice assessment and computer adaptive testing. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the…View InstrumentCIRCLE Classroom Observation Tool
The CIRCLE Classroom Observation Tool is primarily used as a coaching tool to support the development of high-quality instruction in early childhood classrooms. The tool is used to rate teachers' behavior and instruction during classroom observation visits spread over a full academic year. Note:…View InstrumentArke Primack Scale (APS; Media Literacy)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationArke Primack Scale (APS). The Arke Primack Scale (APS) measures media literacy and critical thinking. Subscore(s): Radio, TV, Print. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site…View InstrumentLearning and Study Strategies Inventory (3rd Edition) (LASSI)
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (3rd Edition) (LASSI) assesses awareness and use of learning and study strategies. It can be used diagnostically and prescriptively, for planning remediation enrichment, or as a pre-post measure for program evaluation. Subscore(s): There are 10…View InstrumentCalifornia Measure of Mental Motivation (CM3)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationThe CM3 is sold by Insight Assessment and is designed to measure the degree to which a student feels that they are cognitively engaged and mentally motivated toward intellectual activities that involve reasoning. This test contains seven scales of critical thinking: (a) truth‚Äêseeking, (b) open…View InstrumentScience Discourse Instrument
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Science Discourse Instrument (SDI) is an observation tool and rubric used to evaluate the quality of discussions in science classrooms. There are six categories for observation in the SDI, which are considered essential to strong discourse in science classrooms, three of the categories focus on…View InstrumentAACU VALUE rubrics
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationAligned with the Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric, this Assignment Design and Diagnostic Tool supports the creation or revision of assignments intended to produce student work that develops and accurately demonstrates a student’s critical thinking abilities. Note: The overview provided for this…View InstrumentTeamUp Rubric
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…View InstrumentMultigroup Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised
Topics: Student Well-BeingStudent-reported ethnic identity, defined as that part of the student's self-concept derived from his or her knowledge of their membership in a social group, together with the value and significance attached to that membership. Subscore(s): Positive ethnic attitudes and sense of belonging;…View InstrumentCulturally Responsive Teaching Survey (CRTS)
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Culturally Responsive Teaching Survey measures instructional practices associated with culturally responsive teaching, including conveying respect and connectedness, building on students' personal experiences, and encouraging confidence as learners. Subscore(s): Establishing inclusion;…View InstrumentInternet Skills Scale (ISS)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationThe Internet Skills Scale (ISS) measures internet skills, including the ability to search for information, practice online communication, and create online content. Subscore(s): Scores are reported for each skill type: Operational, Mobile, Information navigation, Social, Creative Note:…View InstrumentCampusReady
CampusReady is a self-diagnostic tool that provides data, reports, recommendations, and links to resources that help schools improve college and career readiness for students. The web-based diagnostic measures the Four Keys to College and Career Readiness, as identified by Dr. David T. Conley and…View InstrumentCoping Flexibility Scale
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Coping Flexibility Scale is a 10-item assessment containing two subscales that measure evaluation coping and adapative coping. Each subscale contains 5 items that are rated on a 4-point Likert scale. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced…View InstrumentCore Districts Social Emotional Learning Survey
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe CORE Districts, a group of districts in California committed to measuring and supporting an expanded definition of student success, have created a survey to identify the social-emotional strengths and needs for students in grades 4-12. This survey asks students about their perceptions of their…View InstrumentThe Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe ERQ (Gross & John, 2003) comprises 10 items assessing the ER strategies of CR (6 items) and ES (4 items). Items are rated on a 7-point Likert-type response scale. Higher scores on each scale indicate greater use of the corresponding ER strategy. Subscore(s): Cognitive Reappraisal,…View InstrumentThe Hemingway Measure of Late Adolescent Connectedness
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe full 78-item Hemingway includes 15 ecological subscales measuring three domains of adolescent connectedness - connectedness to self, connectedness to others, and connectedness to society. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the…View InstrumentGoal Attainment Scales (GAS)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationGoal Attainment Scales (GAS) offer an approach to evaluate changes in the academic and social behaviors of students. The GAS methodology is individualized and criterion-referenced and consists of three steps: 1) selecting a target academic outcome or behavior, 2) describing the target academic…View InstrumentNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationThe National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a survey mechanism used to measure the level of student participation at universities and colleges in Canada and the United States as it relates to learning and engagement. It is a widely used instrument for assessing the quality of undergraduate…View Instrument