Welcome to the ITEST Resource Library
The curricula, instruments, and publications included in this library were submitted by ITEST projects and are relevant to the work of the NSF ITEST Program. Use the filters to the right to find relevant materials. A PDF and/or URL to the original resource are included within the resource description whenever possible. In some cases, full text publications are located behind publishers’ paywalls and a fee or membership to the third party site may be required for access.
Please note: permission for the use of instruments must be requested through the publisher or author listed in each entry, and cannot be granted by STELAR.
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Qualitative Sketch Maps
InstrumentsThis paper reports the use sketch maps and qualitative Geographic Information Systems to document the changing perceptions of 43 youth aged 14–18 during their participation in a university program.
Schools as Part of Smart and Connected Communities, presentation materials from the Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum
PublicationsWithin the context of NSF’s Dear Colleague letter that encourages innovative proposals for developing Smart and Connected Communities, speakers at the NSF-supported Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum in November described how their work connects STEM learning with communities in need, how their work could shape schools of the future, and how to involve key systems and stakeholders in the development of these communities. View these presentation materials on the Forum website.
STEM Learning: IT Integration and Collaborative Strategies
PublicationsThis book reports the results of a three-year research program funded by the National Science Foundation which targeted students and teachers from four Detroit high schools and discusses the creation of a Community of Designers-- an environment in which high school students and teachers, undergraduate/graduate student assistants, and STEM area faculty and industry experts worked together as a cohesive team.
Self-Efficacy Teaching and Knowledge Instrument for Science Teachers (SETAKIST)
InstrumentsBuilding on previous research on the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) (I. Riggs and L. Enochs, 1990), the Self-Efficacy Teaching and Knowledge Instrument for Science Teachers (SETAKIST), hypothesizes that science teacher self-efficacy exists in two constructs: teaching efficacy and knowledge efficacy. This instrument is comprised of 16 items, each measured by a 5-point Likert scale. The link provides documentation for the SETAKIST as well as the SETAKIST itself. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.
Professional Development Integrating Technology: Does Delivery Format Matter?
PublicationsAbstract The goal of the two Power of Data (POD) projects was to increase science, technology and math skills through the implementation of project-based learning modules that teach students how to solve problems through data collection and analysis utilizing geospatial technologies. Professional development institutes in two formats were offered to encourage teachers to implement the modules. We compared teacher learning, teacher implementation, and student learning from the two different professional development formats to examine how each format supported teachers to implement the modules
MATE ITEST Scale-Up Grant Year 2 Annual Report
PublicationsScaling Up Success: Using MATE’s ROV Competitions to Build a Collaborative Learning Community that Fuels the Ocean STEM Workforce Pipeline Grant Year 2 Annual Report, as submitted to www.research.gov
Year 2 Project Evaluation Report
PublicationsScaling Up Success: Using MATE’s ROV Competitions to Build a Collaborative Learning Community that Fuels the Ocean STEM Workforce Pipeline Grant Year 2 Evaluation Report
MATE ITEST Scale-Up Grant Year 1 Annual Report
PublicationsScaling Up Success: Using MATE’s ROV Competitions to Build a Collaborative Learning Community that Fuels the Ocean STEM Workforce Pipeline Grant Year 1 Annual Report, as submitted to www.research.gov
MATE post-competition surveys
InstrumentsThis pdf contains the following 4 survey instruments: - Student - Judge/Volunteer - Parent - Instructor
Year 1 Project Evaluation Report
PublicationsScaling Up Success: Using MATE’s ROV Competitions to Build a Collaborative Learning Community that Fuels the Ocean STEM Workforce Pipeline Grant Year 1 Evaluation Report