ITEST Resources

The STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CIS) measures interest in STEM classes and careers, particularly in middle school students. Leveraging social cognitive career theory, the STEM-CIS contains four subscales: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The STEM-CIS is a 44-item survey that uses a 5-point Likert scale. The linked site provides both the STEM-CIS and its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Students’ Adaptive Learning Engagement in Science (SALES) Questionnaire was developed to measure salient factors related to the motivation and self-regulation of students in lower secondary science classrooms (grades 8-10). The SALES consists of 32 items, each measured on a 5-point Likert scale. The link provides access to the SALES and its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The fourth edition of the Wide Range Achievement Test (the WRAT-4) is the latest offering in a test series first published in 1946. The WRAT-4 is a norm-referenced test that measures the basic academic skills of word reading, sentence comprehension, spelling, and math computation. It was standardized on a representative national sample of over 3,000 individuals ranging in age from 5 to 94 years. The normative sample was selected according to a stratified national sampling procedure with proportionate allocation controlled for age, gender, ethnicity, geographic region, and parental/obtained

The Design, Engineering and Technology (DET) Survey was developed to assess K-12 teachers’ perceptions of engineering and their familiarity with teaching design, engineering and technology. The survey consists of 40 self-report items answered through a 4-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree, and 4 = strongly agree). The items measure four factors: importance of DET (19 items), familiarity with DET (8 items), stereotypical characteristics of engineers (7 items) and barriers in integrating DET (6 items). The ASSESS Engineering Education link provides access to information

2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education: Science Teacher Questionnaire solicits information regarding K-12 science teachers' opinions, their preparation, and their teacher practice. The questionnaire was developed and administered to a nationally representative sample of science teachers as part of the 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education. All of the participating teachers answered a core set of items (about 25-30 minutes of survey time). In addition, teachers were randomly assigned to one of two sets of additional items, Matrix A or Matrix B (about 10-15

The School Perceptions Questionnaire (SPQ) Scale is a 13-item scale, each scored on a 5-point Likert scale, that assesses the extent to which a student's self-esteem is connected with and dependent upon academic outcomes (also called selective valuing or domain identification in the self-concept literature; identification is conceptually distinct from academic self-esteem or academic self-concept). The link provides both the SPQ Scale as well as its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Revised Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ-R) is a revised version of the original tool – the Simpson Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STQ), a 58-item Likert type scale created by Simpson and Troost in 1982. Used with middle school students, the STAQ-R is comprised of 22 items, and each is measured on a 5-point Likert scale.

The Piers-Harris 2 provides an overall view of an individual’s self-perception and helps identify children, adolescents, and teenagers who may require further testing and possibly treatment. It is used in both educational and clinical settings to identify specific problem areas, coping and defense mechanisms, and develop suitable intervention techniques. The Piers-Harris 2 is available as a handscored Autoscore™ Form. 60 items cover six different subscales (measuring physical appearance and attributes - 14 items, freedom from anxiety - 16 items, intellectual and school status - 11 items