ITEST Resources

The Student Leadership Practices Inventory (Student LPI) offers students a 360º method for accurately assessing their leadership behavior based on the 'Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.' The self-assessment consists of 30 items, each measuring frequency of specific leadership behaviors on a 5-point Likert scale. This self-assessment can be completed either online or in print. The observer assessment is also a 30-item battery which collects valuable 360º feedback from teachers, coaches, student advisors, teammates, fellow club members, coworkers, or others who have direct experience in

The Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) is a multidimensional measurement device intended to assess participants' subjective experience related to a target activity in laboratory experiments. It has been used in several experiments related to intrinsic motivation and self-regulation (e.g., Ryan, 1982; Ryan, Mims & Koestner, 1983; Plant & Ryan, 1985; Ryan, Connell, & Plant, 1990; Ryan, Koestner & Deci, 1991; Deci, Eghrari, Patrick, & Leone, 1994). The instrument assesses participants' interest/enjoyment, perceived competence, effort, value/usefulness, felt pressure and tension, and perceived

The Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) is a short, 4-item questionnaire, and it assesses participants' feelings of competence about, say, taking a particular college course, engaging in a healthier behavior, participating in a physical activity regularly, or following through on some commitment. Because the PCS pertains to particular behaviors or behavioral domains, it can be easily adapted to study additional behaviors or behavioral domains. The selfdeterminationtheory.org website provides two versions of the PCS conerning the feelings of being able to stick with a treatment regimen and the

The Modified Attitudes towards Science Inventory (mATSI) measures students' attitudes towards science related to such factors as students' perceptions of the science teacher, anxiety toward science, value of science in society, self-concept toward science and desire to do science. This 25-item inventory uses a 5-point Likert scale. The linked website contains the mATSI as well as information and reviews about it. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

LAESE uses a number of Likert scale items to identify longitudinal changes in the self-efficacy of undergraduate students studying engineering. LAESE can be used with any students studying engineering. A high school instrument, based on LAESE, was developed and tested by the Female Recruits Explore Engineering (FREE) Project. The link provides access to the LAESE, information about the LAESE, and reviews on this instrument.

The Attitude toward Science School Assessment (ATSSA) is used to measure evaluate the relationship between attitude toward science and achievement in science. The instrument went through validation studies that resulted in reduction in the number of items in the instrument. The link provided is to a study that both describes the development and validation of the ATSSA as well as the ATSSA itself. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Children's Science Curiosity Scale (CSCS) measures elementary school children's attitudes towards science in a learning context. Originally used with 5th grade students, it is comprised of 30 items, each using a 5-point Likert scale. Validity and reliability studies have been done on this scale. The pearweb.org link provides a description of this scale, reviews of this scale, and the instrument itself. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.

The Test of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA) assesses science-related attitudes along seven dimensions: social implications of science, normality of scientists, attitude toward scientific inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes, enjoyment of science lessons, leisure interest in science, and career interest in science. The TOSRA includes 70 items, each measured on a 5-point Likert scale; these items comprise 7 subscales with 10 items each. TOSRA-2 is comprised of two 35-statement questionnaires (pretest/protest). It is used with adults and children. The cross-cultural validity of TOSRA has

The North Carolina Test of Geometry is a 60-item, multiple choice achievement test to be administered following the completion of the Geometry course of study. The link provided includes the North Carolina Test of Geometry, its answer key, and a raw to scale score conversion.

The Science Teacher Inquiry Rubric (STIR) was developed based upon the National Science Education Standards essential features of inquiry instruction. This instrument was developed to serve as a self-assessment tool for elementary school teachers to understand how they implement the essential features of inquiry into their classroom instruction. The links and attachments provide access to the STIR and its documentation. Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.