ITEST Resources

The Personal Globe Inventory (PGI) is an inventory that assesses interests and self-estimates of ability in a wide variety of areas. It provides a wealth of information that can be used in career and educational planning. There are two versions of the PGI: the PGI and the PGI-Short. The PGI can be accessed online or through a downloadable Windows file. The PGI consists of two forms, based on item type, that can be used together or apart. One part consists of 108 occupational titles whereby the respondents are to rate the extent to which they like each occupation using a 7-point scale (1 = very

The Science Teachers' Pedagogical Discontentment Scale is an instrument that measures the discontentment that arises in teachers as they recognize a mismatch between their own pedagogical beliefs and goals and their actual classroom practices. This instrument can be used to measure teachers’ pedagogical discontentment, an instrument that will allow science educators to better describe the affective states of teachers as they enter professional development experiences. The items for the initial instrument were derived from a series of interviews with practicing teachers; from these interviews

The Occupational Values Scale measures occupational values appropriate for middle school students. This measure contains four value subscales of 4 items each: two male sex-typed (money, power) and two female sex-typed (family, altruism). Participants rated the importance of each item using response options on a Likert scale ranging from “not at all important” (1) to “very important” (4). The linked article provides documentation for this instrument. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scale measures student attitudes towards mathematics. The survey consists of 4 subscales, each designed to measure confidence, math as a male domain, teacher perception, and usefulness. The link provides access to documentation for the Modified Fennema Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scale as well as reviews of the scale. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Middle School Self-Efficacy Scale is a measure of career decision-making self-efficacy; career decision-making outcome expectancies, intentions, and goals; math and science self-efficacy; and math and science outcome expectancies, intentions, and goals. Items on career decision-making self-efficacy were modified from the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (Taylor & Betz, 1983). Items in the math and science self-efficacy subscale followed the format used in the Math Tasks subscale of the Math/Science Self-Efficacy Scale (Bleschke, 1993; Betz & Hackett, 1983), althought the tasks

Kolbe Indexes are a series of assessments for adults and youth that measure an individual's instinctive ways of doing things. These tests are different from other self assessments because they don't measure how smart you are (thinking) or what your personality is like (feeling). Rather, Kolbe Indexes measure how you naturally DO things. Backed by 35 years of scientific research and validation, Kolbe Indexes are fun and easy to complete online in less than 20 minutes. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers to the multiple choice questions in a Kolbe Index. Number of test items vary by test

The Heat Transfer Evaluation assesses knowledge about heat transfer. This 12-item assessment uses a multiple choice format. The link and the attached provide the Heat Transfer Evaluation instrument.

The Grit Scale is a set of measures designed to measure trait-level perseverance and passion for long-term goals. The Grit Scale comes in a 12-item form and an 8-item form (the Short Grit Scale, or Grit-S), and the 8-item form has been modified for use with children as well. All items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale.

The Force Concept Inventory is an instrument designed to probe introductory physics students' beliefs on the central Newtonian concept of force and to probe how these beliefs compare with the many dimensions of the Newtonian concept. The Inventory categorizes Newtonian concepts and commonsense beliefs into six categories: kinematics, impetus, active force, action/reaction pairs, concatenation of influences, and other influences in motion (resistance, gravity). The link below provides access to the instrument and detailed documentation. The attached PDF provides instrument documentation. http:/

The Engineering and Science Attitudes Assessment by Engineering is Elementary examines elementary school students’ (grades 2-5) attitudes towards science and engineering and knowledge of general engineering concepts and technology. This assessment includes 20 items, each measured on a 5-point Likert scale. This instrument has been tested for validity and reliability. The EiE website provides access to this assessment, its documentation, and many other assessments developed by EiE. Content is updated as instruments are refined, and validity and reliability documentation are provided. You many