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The level of research validation for an assessment is determined by how many of the following categories of research have been done on the instrument:

Categories of research validation:

Based on Research Into:

  • Student thinking (for observation protocols: Classroom behavior / for rubrics: Relevant theory and/or data)
Studied Using:
  • Student interviews (for observation protocols: Iterative observations / for rubrics: Iterative use of rubric)
  • Expert review (for observation protocols and rubrics: Inter-rater reliability)
  • Appropriate statistical analysis (for observation protocols: Training materials / for rubrics: Expert review)
Research Conducted:
  • At multiple institutions
  • By multiple research groups
  • Peer-reviewed publication

Research Validation Levels:

  • Gold Star: all 7 categories
  • Silver: 5 or more categories
  • Bronze: 3 or more categories
  • Research-Based: at least 1 category

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118 Research-Based Assessments

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Content knowledge

Force Concept Inventory (FCI)

Mechanics Content knowledge (forces, kinematics)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: David Hestenes, Malcolm Wells, Gregg Swackhamer, Ibrahim Halloun, Richard Hake, and Eugene Mosca; Translations: ar,cs,de,el,en,es,fi,fr,hr,it,ja,nl,pt,ru,sv,zh,fa,fil,hu,id,ms,no,pl,sk,tr,th,is,he,hi,ca,bn,pa,ta,gu,Arabic,Czech,German,Greek,English,Spanish,Finnish,French,Croatian,Italian,Japanese,Dutch,Portuguese,Russian,Swedish,Chinese,Persian,Filipino,Hungarian,Indonesian,Malay,Norwegian,Polish,Slovak,Turkish,Thai,Icelandic,Hebrew,Hindi,Catalan,Bengali,Punjabi,Tamil,Gujarati; Translators: Hisham A. Alhadlaq,J. Burešová, D. Mandíková, Odborná revize překladu: L. Dvořák, V. Žák, E. Hejnová, J. Králík,Christian Kautz based on a translation of the first version by H. Schecker and J. Gerdes,Constantine Naoum,,Enrique Macia-Barber, Maria Victoria Hernandez, and Jose Menendez,Ismo Koponen and Johanna Jauhiainen,Nathaniel Lasry (Canada); Bernard Blandin, Research Director, CESI (France),Maja Planinic, Lana Ivanjek, and Ana Susac,Leonardo Colletti,Ishimoto, Uematsu, Tsukamoto, Nitta and Lang,Eddy Carette,Inês Leitão and Luis Breda (Portugal); Debora Cantergi (Brazil),Igor Proleiko, modified by Jozef Hanc,Jonte Bernhard ( to access, contact jonbe@itn.liu.se ),Guo Chenyue (China - simplified); Hsing-Kuo (Taiwan - traditional),Masoumeh Ghasemi,Danilo A. Tadeo Jr,Gergely Nádori,Syuhendri,Jaafar Jantan, Ph.D.,Dr. Carl Angell & colleagues at English School Laboratory at University of Oslo,Andrzej (Andrew) Lewicki, Ph.D.,Josef Hanč, J. Tóth,Öğretme, Çiçek, Duran, Günneç, Köksal, Türkay,Pornrat Wattanakasiwich,Ragnheiður Guðmundsdóttir,Kobi Shvarzbord,Himanshu K. Pandey and Vijay A. Singh,Carme Parellada and Joan Garin,Pradipta Panchadhyayee and Ananda Dasgupta,Kulwinder Singh Mann and Ashish Kapoor,Bergin.G and Uthra Dorairajan,Nimisha Vaidya and Shankuntala Nene

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE)

Mechanics Content knowledge (kinematics, forces, energy, graphing)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ron Thornton and David Sokoloff; Translations: en,es,ja,id,English,Spanish,Japanese,Indonesian; Translators: ,Olivier Espinosa and Hugo Alarcon,Michi Ishimoto,Purwoko Haryadi Santoso

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
35 min

Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics (TUG-K)

Mechanics Content knowledge (kinematics, graphing)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Bob Beichner, Genaro Zavala, Santa Tejeda, and Pablo Barniol; Translations: en,de,es,fr,pt,fi,ar,he,sv,el,zh,uk,English,German,Spanish,French,Portuguese,Finnish,Arabic,Hebrew,Swedish,Greek,Chinese,Ukrainian; Translators: ,Holger Durst,Genaro Zavala and Juan Velarde,Robert Lacroix, Séminaire Salésien, Sherbrooke, (Qc), Canada,Mariana de Almeida Jotta Barros, Vitor Luiz Bastos de Jesus, and Daniel Gulherme Gomes Sasaki,Antti Savinainen and Kauko Kauhanen, Kuopion Lyseon lukio,Taha Massalha,Taha Massalha,Simon Moberg,Konstantinos Tsigaridis,Zhao Jialong and Lai Xueheng,Oleksandr HRYHORCHUK and Vasyl KLAPCHENKO

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
45 min

Energy and Momentum Conceptual Survey (EMCS)

Mechanics Content knowledge (energy, momentum)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: David Rosengrant and Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,fi,sv,id,English,Finnish,Swedish,Indonesian; Translators: ,Antti Savinainen and Kauko Kauhanen ,Adi Bijedic,Syuhendri Syuhendri

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
50 min

Energy Concept Assessment (ECA)

Mechanics Content knowledge (energy principle, forms of energy, work and heat, absorption/emission spectrum, specifying appropriate systems)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Lin Ding; Translations: en,hr,English,Croatian; Translators: ,Josipa Stipanov

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30-60 min

Colorado Classical Mechanics/Math Methods Instrument (CCMI)

Mechanics Content knowledge (ordinary differential equations, Taylor series, potential energy, simple harmonic motion, Newton's laws)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Rachel Pepper, Steven Pollock, Danny Caballero, and Leanne Doughty; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
Pre: 20 min; Post: 50 min

Rotational Kinematics Inventory (RKI)

Mechanics Content knowledge (Part 1: rotational kinematics of a particle, Part 2: rotational kinematics of a particle in rectilinear motion, Part 3: rotational kinematics of a rigid body about a fixed axis)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: K K Mashood and Vijay A Singh Homi; Translations: en,fr,English,French; Translators: ,Daniel Alawieh & Taan Mustafa

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50-60 min

Flight Physics Concept Inventory (FliP-CoIn)

Mechanics Content knowledge (Flight physics concepts, drag, stall, angle of attack, center of mass, lift, streamline properties)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Florian Genz & Kathleen Ann Falconer; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
25 min

Half-length Force Concept Inventory (HFCI)

Mechanics Content knowledge (forces, kinematics)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Jing Han, Lei Bao, Li Chen, Tianfang Cai, Yuan Pi, Shaona Zhou, Yan Tu, and Kathleen Koenig; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
15 min

Inventory of Basic Conceptions - Mechanics (IBCM)

Mechanics Content knowledge (forces, kinematics)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ibrahim Halloun; Translations: en,fr,English,French; Translators: ,Ibrahim Halloun

Silver Validated
30 min

Next Gen Physical Science Diagnostic (NGPSD)

Mechanics Content knowledge (magnetism, static electricity, energy, forces, waves and sound, light)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: P. Sean Smith, Paula V. Engelhardt, Jennifer Torsiglieri Sprague, Steve Robinson, Fred Goldberg, and Edward Price; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
5 (each unit) min

Rotational and Rolling Motion Conceptual Survey (RRMCS)

Mechanics Content knowledge (rotational kinetic energy, torque, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh and Lorenzo G. Rimoldini; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Mechanics Baseline Test (MBT)

Mechanics Content knowledge (kinematics, forces, momentum, energy)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: David Hestenes and Malcom Wells; Translations: en,es,ja,pt,tr,de,fa,fi,fr,it,ms,el,English,Spanish,Japanese,Portuguese,Turkish,German,Persian,Finnish,French,Italian,Malay,Greek; Translators: ,Julio C. Benegas,Yamato Hasegawa and Jun-ichiro Yasduda,Inês Leitão and Luis Breda (Portugal),Salih Ates,Joern Gerdes,Masoumeh Ghasemi,Ismo Koponen and Johanna Jauhiainen,Bernard Blandin, Research Director, CESI (France),Leonardo Colletti, Liceo Carducci,Jaafar Jantan, Ph.D.,Konstantinos Tsigaridis

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
45 min

Representational Variant of the Force Concept Inventory (R-FCI)

Mechanics Content knowledge (kinematics, forces, graphing, multiple representations)

Levels: High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Pasi Nieminen, Antti Savinainen, and Jouni Viiri; Translations: en,fi,English,Finnish; Translators: ,

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
30 min

Force, Velocity, and Acceleration Test (FVA)

Mechanics Content knowledge (forces, velocity, acceleration)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Rebecca Rosenblatt and Andrew Heckler; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
20 min

Density Survey (DS)

Mechanics Content knowledge (density)

Levels: Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: R. E. Yeend; Translations: en,de,English,German; Translators: ,Philipp Bitzenbauer

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
15 min

Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (circuits, electrostatics, magnetic fields and forces)

Levels: Upper-level, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood; Translations: en,es,pt,sv,zh,ja,English,Spanish,Portuguese,Swedish,Chinese,Japanese; Translators: ,Genaro Zavala, Julio Benegas, Olivier Espinosa, and Hugo Alarcon,Ronai Lisboa and José Brás Barreto de Oliveira,David Nordman,Mi Su,Sachiko Tosa

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
45 min

Colorado Upper Division Electrostatics Diagnostic - Coupled Multiple Response (CUE-CMR)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetostatics, choosing a problem-solving method)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Bethany Wilcox and Steven Pollock; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
Pre: 20 min; Post: 50 min

Colorado Upper Division Electrostatics Diagnostic - Free Response (CUE-FR)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetostatics, choosing a problem-solving method)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Stephanie V. Chasteen, Rachel E. Pepper, Marcos D. Caballero, Steven J. Pollock, and Katherine K. Perkins; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
Pre: 20 min; Post: 50 min

Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuit Concepts Test (DIRECT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Paula Engelhardt and Robert Beichner; Translations: en,el,es,fi,sv,zh,de,English,Greek,Spanish,Finnish,Swedish,Chinese,German; Translators: ,Achilleas Kapartzianis,Luis Pérez, José N. Caraballo, Wilfredo Otaño y Raúl Portuondo ,Antti-Ville Hurskainen and Pekka E. Hirvonen,Kajsa Fransson,Huixiong Chen,Roman Gruchow

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetic fields and forces, Faraday's law)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: David Maloney, Alan van Heuvelen, Curtis Hieggelke, and Thomas O'Kuma; Translations: en,es,ms,sv,id,English,Spanish,Malay,Swedish,Indonesian; Translators: ,Genaro Zavala, Pablo Barniol, and Esmeralda Campos,Mohd Ariff Ab Ghani & Shahrul kadri Ayop,David Nordman,Mutmainna

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Diagnostic Exam for Introductory, Undergraduate Electricity and Magnetism (DEEM)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electric fields and force, magnetic fields and forces, electrostatic potential, Maxwell's equations, induced currents)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Jeffrey Marx and Jack Wilson; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Magnetism Conceptual Survey (MCS)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (magnetic fields and forces, Faraday's law)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh and Jing Li; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Rate and Potential Test (RAPT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electric potential, rate of change)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Rhett Allain and Robert Beichner; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Inventory of Basic Conceptions - DC Circuits (IBCDC)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ibrahim Halloun; Translations: en,fr,English,French; Translators: ,Ibrahim Halloun

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Colorado UppeR-division ElectrodyNamics Test (CURrENT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (vector calculus, complex exponentials, time-dependent Maxwell equations, Ohm's law, conservation of charge and energy, electromagnetic plane wave, transmission & reflection)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Charles Baily, Michael Dubson, and Steven J. Pollock; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
Pre: 15 min, Post: 50 min

Symmetry and Gauss's Law Conceptual Evaluation (SGCE)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (symmetry, electric field, electric flux)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
50 min

Electric Circuits Conceptual Evaluation (ECCE)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC and AC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Short answer

Developers: David Sokoloff; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
60 min

Electricity and Magnetism Conceptual Assessment (EMCA)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, electric fields and force, circuits, magnetism, induction)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Darren L. Broder, Michele W. McColgan, and Rose A. Finn; Translations: en,id,English,Indonesian; Translators: ,Riska Meikana Br Ginting, Syuhendri, and Nely Andriani

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
45 min

Electromagnetics Concept Inventory (EMCI)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (Electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Branislav Notaros; Translations: ; Translators:

Research-Based

Mechanical Wave Conceptual Survey (MWCS)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (mechanical waves, wave propagation, wave superposition, wave reflection, standing waves)

Levels: Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Apisit Tongchai, Manjula D. Sharma, Ian D. Johnston, Kwan Arayathanitkul, and Chernchok Soankwan; Translations: en,th,es,English,Thai,Spanish; Translators: ,Apisit Tongchai, Kwan Arayathanitkul, and Chernchok Soankwan,Pablo Barniol, Genaro Zavala, Enrique Arribas, and Tere Franco

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Wave Diagnostic Test (WDT)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (waves)

Levels: Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response, Short answer

Developers: Michael Wittmann; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
Long: 30 min, Short: 15 min

Four-tier Geometrical Optics Test (FTGOT)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (plane mirrors, spherical mirrors, lenses)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Derya Kaltakci; Translations: en,tr,English,Turkish; Translators: ,

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Light Phenomena Conceptual Assessment (LPCA)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (reflection, refraction, Snells law, wavelength and frequency, light scattering, electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Kizito Ndihokubwayo, Jean Uwamahoro, Irénée Ndayambaje and Michael Ralph; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
40 min

Mechanical Waves Conceptual Survey 2 (MWCS2)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (propagation, superposition, reflection, standing waves)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Pablo Barniol and Genaro Zavala; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,

Silver Validated
30 min

Wave Concept Inventory (WCI)

Waves / Optics Content knowledge (visualization of waves, mathematical depiction of waves, wave definitions)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Teri Rhodes and Ron Roedel; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
20 min

Survey of Thermodynamic Processes and First and Second Laws (long) (STPFaSL-long)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (PV diagrams, reversible processes, irreversible processes, first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Benjamin Brown and Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
50 min

Survey of Thermodynamic Processes and First and Second Laws (short) (STPFaSL-short)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, PV diagrams, reversible processes, irreversible processes)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Benjamin Brown and Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,id,pt,zh,English,Indonesian,Portuguese,Chinese; Translators: ,Dwi Rahmawati and Syuhendri,Samuel Amaral,Wei Fang

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
40 min

Thermal Concept Evaluation (TCE)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (temperature, heat transfer, phase change, thermal properties of materials)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Shelley Yeo and Marjan Zadnik; Translations: en,pt,ja,zh,English,Portuguese,Japanese,Chinese; Translators: ,Marcel Braga,Hitoshi Katsuda and Shuji Ukon,Wei Fang

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Thermodynamic Concept Survey (TCS)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (temperature, heat transfer, ideal gas law, first law of thermodynamics, phase change, thermal properties of materials)

Levels: Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Pornrat Wattanakasiwich, Preeda Taleab, Manjula Devi Sharma, and Ian D. Johnston; Translations: en,th,zh,English,Thai,Chinese; Translators: ,,Wei Fang

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
35 min

Thermal and Transport Concept Inventory: Thermodynamics (TTCI-T)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (second law of thermodynamics, energy quality, conversion of thermal energy to work, enthalpy, internal energy, equilibrium processes, steady-state processes)

Levels: Intermediate

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ron Miller, Ruth Streveler and Monica R. Geist; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated

Heat and Temperature Conceptual Evaluation (HTCE)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge (temperature, phase change, heat transfer, thermal properties of materials)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Short answer

Developers: Ron Thornton and David Sokoloff; Translations: en,zh,English,Chinese; Translators: ,Wei Fang

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
40 min

Thermodynamics Concept Inventory (TCI)

Thermal / Statistical Content knowledge

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Clark Midkiff; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Research-Based

Quantum Mechanics Concept Assessment (QMCA)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, measurement, time dependence, probability, infinite square well, 1D tunneling, energy levels, spins)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Homeyra Sadaghiani and Steven Pollock; Translations: en,pt,English,Portuguese; Translators: ,Ricardo Kagimura

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
50 min

Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey (QMCS)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, probability, wave-particle duality, uncertainty principle, infinite square well, one-dimensional tunneling, energy levels)

Levels: Intermediate

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Sam McKagan, Kathy Perkins, and Carl Wieman; Translations: en,fi,ja,English,Finnish,Japanese; Translators: ,Risto Leinonen,Atsushi Hatakeyama, Hiroto Ohta, Hiroyoshi Lang

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
20 min

Quantum Mechanics Formalism and Postulates Survey (QMFPS)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (quantum mechanics formalism, quantum mechanics postulates)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Emily Marshman and Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,Karen Milena Fonseca Romero

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Quantum Mechanics Survey (QMS)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, measurement, expectation values, Hamiltonian, time dependence, probability, infinite square well, finite square well, harmonic oscillator, 1D tunneling)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh and Guangtian Zhu; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Quantum Physics Conceptual Survey (QPCS)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (de Broglie wavelength, double slit interference, uncertainty principle, photoelectric effect, wave particle duality)

Levels: Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Sura Wuttiprom, Manjula Devi Sharma, Ian D. Johnston, Ratchapak Chitaree, and Chernchok Soankwan; Translations: en,th,English,Thai; Translators: ,

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Quantum Mechanics Visualization Instrument (QMVI)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, probability, infinite square well, 1D tunneling, time dependence, momentum space, 2D potentials, visualization of the relationship between potentials and wave functions)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate

Formats: Multiple-choice, Short answer

Developers: Erdat Cataloglu and Richard Robinett; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
120 min

Relativity Concept Inventory (RCI)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: John S. Aslanides and Craig M. Savage; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Quantum Mechanics Assessment Tool (QMAT)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, measurement, time dependence, probability, infinite square well, 1D tunneling, energy levels)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Short answer

Developers: Steve Goldhaber and Steven Pollock; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
50 min

Quantum Mechanics Concept Inventory (QMCI)

Modern / Quantum Content knowledge (wave functions, probability, 1D tunneling)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Johan Falk; Translations: en,sv,English,Swedish; Translators: Johan Falk,Johan Falk

Implementation Guide available Research-Based
20 min

Calculus Concept Inventory (CCI)

Mathematics Content knowledge (functions, derivatives, limits, ratios, the continuum)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Jerome Epstein; Translations: en,cs,English,Czech; Translators: ,Karel Kolář

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Precalculus Concept Assessment (PCA)

Mathematics Content knowledge (rate of change, function, process view of functions, covariational reasoning)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Marilyn Carlson, Michael Oehrtman, Nicole Engelke; Translations: ; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30-45 min

Calculus Concept Readiness (CCR)

Mathematics Content knowledge (function concept, exponential functions, trigonometric functions)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Marilyn P. Carlson, Bernard Madison, Richard D. West; Translations: ; Translators:

Gold Star Validated
30-45 min

Test of Understanding of Vectors (TUV)

Mathematics Content knowledge (magnitude, direction, components, unit vector, addition, subtraction, multiplication, dot and cross product)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Pablo Barniol and Genaro Zavala; Translations: es,en,ar,Spanish,English,Arabic; Translators: Pablo Barniol and Genaro Zavala ,Pablo Barniol and Genaro Zavala ,Hisham Bani-Salameh

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
35 min

Mathematical Modeling Conceptual Evaluation (MMCE)

Mathematics Content knowledge

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Ron Thornton, Priscilla Laws, and Pat Cooney; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Bronze Validated

Quadratic and Linear Conceptual Evaluation (QLCE)

Mathematics Content knowledge (graphing, mathematical modeling)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Ron Thornton, Priscilla Laws, and Pat Cooney; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
30 min

Vector Evaluation Test (VET)

Mathematics Content knowledge (vector addition and subtraction, component analysis, comparing magnitudes)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response, Short answer

Developers: Ron Thornton; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
30 min

Basic Skills Diagnostic Test (BSDT)

Mathematics Content knowledge (quantitative reasoning, basic algebra skills, arithmetic skills, measurement basics)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Short answer

Developers: Jerry Epstein; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Research-Based
30 min

Light and Spectroscopy Concept Inventory (LSCI)

Astronomy Content knowledge (light, waves, spectroscopy)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Erin M. Bardar, Edward E. Prather, Kenneth Brecher, and Timothy F. Slater; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
20-30 min

Astronomy Diagnostic Test 2.0 (ADT2)

Astronomy Content knowledge (apparent motion of the sun, scale of the solar system, phases of the moon, linear distance scales, seasons, global warming, nature of light, gravity, stars, cosmology)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: The Collaboration for Astronomy Education Research (CAER); Translations: en,es,sv,English,Spanish,Swedish; Translators: ,,Frida Torrång

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
Pre: 35 mins; Post: 25 min

Star Properties Concept Inventory (SPCI)

Astronomy Content knowledge (stellar properties, nuclear fusion, star formation)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Janelle Bailey, Bruce Johnson, Edward Prather, and Timothy Slater; Translations: en,ja,es,English,Japanese,Spanish; Translators: ,Michi Ishimoto,Agustín Vallejo

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
20-25 min

Test of Astronomy Standards (TOAST)

Astronomy Content knowledge (gravity, electromagnetic radiation, fusion and formation of heavy elements, evolution of the universe, star and stellar evolution, evolution and structure of the solar system, seasons, scale, yearly patterns, daily patterns, moon phases)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Stephanie J. Slater; Translations: en,ja,English,Japanese; Translators: ,Michi Ishimoto

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory (NGCI)

Astronomy Content knowledge (directionality of gravity, force law, thresholds related to gravity, independence of forces)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Kathryn Williamson and Shannon Willoboughby; Translations: en,ar,English,Arabic; Translators: ,Hisham Bani-Salameh

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
20 min

Greenhouse Effect Concept Inventory (GECI)

Astronomy Content knowledge (types of greenhouse gases, types of electromagnetic energy, energy equilibrium balance, greenhouse effect mechanisms, global warming vs. greenhouse effect)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: John Michael Keller; Translations: en,ja,English,Japanese; Translators: ,Michi Ishimoto

Silver Validated
15 min

Lunar Phases Concept Inventory (LPCI)

Astronomy Content knowledge (phases of the moon)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Rebecca Lindell; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,Agustín Vallejo

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
20-25 min

Astronomical Misconceptions Survey (AMS)

Astronomy Content knowledge (common misconceptions on astronomical topics)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Michael LoPresto and Steven Murrell; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Research-Based
10-15 min

Problem solving

Colorado Assessment of Problem Solving (CAPS)

Problem solving

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Wendy Adams; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
60-120 min

Assessment of Textbook Problem Solving Ability (ATPSA)

Problem solving (Newton's laws, momentum, energy)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Jeffrey Marx and Karen Cummings; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
45 min

Minnesota Assessment of Problem Solving (MAPS)

Problem solving (Useful problem description, physics approach, specific application of physics, mathematical procedures, logical progression)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Jennifer Docktor and Ken Heller; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,Nicolás Budini

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
N/A min

Scientific reasoning

Physics Inventory of Quantitative Literacy (PIQL)

Mathematics Scientific reasoning (proportional reasoning, reasoning with signed quantities, co-variational reasoning)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Suzanne White Brahmia, Alexis Olsho, Trevor I. Smith, Andrew Boudreaux, Philip Eaton, and Charlotte Zimmerman; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30-45 min

Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (CTSR)

Scientific reasoning (proportional thinking, probabilistic thinking, correlational thinking, hypothetico-deductive reasoning)

Levels: Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Anton Lawson; Translations: en,ar,es,sr,sv,zh,English,Arabic,Spanish,Serbian,Swedish,Chinese; Translators: ,Al-Zaghal ,Genaro Zavala and PERIG (Physics Education Research and Innovation Group),Branka Radulović,Joel Andreas Ozolins,Yajun Wei

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Enhancing Learning by Developing Process Skills in STEM (ELIPSS)

Scientific reasoning (Critical thinking, Team work, Management, Information processing, Interpersonal communication, Problem solving, Oral/written communication, Metacognition)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Renee Cole, Juliette Lantz, Suzanne Ruder, Gilbert, Reynders and Courtney Stanford; Translations: ; Translators:

Silver Validated
N/A min

Montana State University Formal Reasoning Test (FORT)

Scientific reasoning (hypothesis testing, correlational reasoning, probability, control of variables, proportional reasoning)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Steven T. Kalinowski and Shannon Willoughby; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
20 min

Scientific Abilities Assessment Rubrics (SAAR)

Scientific reasoning (represent information in multiple ways, design and conduct experiments, communicate scientific ideas, collect and analyze experimental data, evaluate experimental results)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Eugenia Etkina, Alan Van Heuvelen, Suzanne White-Brahmia, David T. Brookes, Michael Gentile, Sahana Murthy, David Rosengrant, and Aaron Warren; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
N/A min

The Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education rubrics (VALUE rubrics)

Scientific reasoning (Civic Engagement, Creative Thinking, Critical thinking, Ethical Reasoning, Global Learning, Information Literacy, Inquiry and Analysis, Integrative Learning, Intercultural Knowledge and Competence)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U); Translations: en,ja,English,Japanese; Translators: ,

Silver Validated
N/A min

Lab skills

Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA)

Lab skills (Thinking and working like a scientist, Personal gains related to research work, Skills, Attitudes and behavior)

Levels: Undergraduate research students

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree, Short answer

Developers: Tim Weston, Sandra Laursen, Anne-Barrie Hunter & Heather Thiry; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
15-20 min

Concise Data Processing Assessment (CDPA)

Lab skills (uncertainty in measurement, relationship between functions graphs and numbers)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: James Day and Doug Bonn; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,Martín Monteiro

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Physics Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking (PLIC)

Lab skills (comparing measurements with uncertainty, evaluating data fitted to a model, generating and evaluating conclusions based on data, designing and evaluating experimental methods)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response, Agree/disagree

Developers: N.G. Holmes, C.E. Wieman, K.N. Quinn, C.J. Walsh, & the Cornell Physics Education Research Lab; Translations: zh,en,fi,es,de,Chinese,English,Finnish,Spanish,German; Translators: Jin Wang and Suyu Wang,,Pekka Pirinen and Antti Lehtinen,Javier Carro,Burkhard Priemer and Christoph Maut

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
20-30 min

Physics Measurement Questionnaire (PMQ)

Lab skills (data collection, data processing, data comparison)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Short answer

Developers: Saalih Allie, Andy Buffler, Loveness Kaunda, Bob Campbell, and Fred Lubben; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Survey of Physics Reasoning on Uncertainty Concepts in Experiments (SPRUCE)

Lab skills (Measurement Uncertainty)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response, Short answer

Developers: Michael Vignal, Gayle Geschwind, Marcos D. Caballero, Heather Lewandowski; Translations: ; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
N/A min

Data Handling Diagnostic (DHD)

Lab skills (accuracy & precision, functional forms, line fitting, quantitative error analysis)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Galloway, R. K., Bates, S. P., Maynard-Casely, H. E., & Slaughter, K. A.; Translations: ; Translators:

Silver Validated

Measurement Uncertainty Quiz (MUQ)

Lab skills (calculating error from measurements, accuracy and precision, sources of error)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Duane Deardorff and Robert Beichner; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
15 min

Beliefs / Attitudes

Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (epistemological beliefs)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, N. S. Podolefsky, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein, and C. E. Wieman; Translations: en,es,fi,ja,zh,ar,tr,de,pt,sv,fr,id,English,Spanish,Finnish,Japanese,Chinese,Arabic,Turkish,German,Portuguese,Swedish,French,Indonesian; Translators: ,Genaro Zavala, Hugo Alarcon, and Angeles Domínguez,Mervi Asikainen,Michi Ishimoto and Hideo Nitta,Lin Ding and Ping Zhang,H. Alhadlaq, F. Alshaya, and S. Alabdulkareem,Derya Kaltakci,Christian Kautz, Hanno Holzhüter, and Felix Lehmann (This version is designed for an intro engineering class. Questions that don't make sense in a German engineering context have been removed.),Eduardo Gama and Marta F. Barroso, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,Johan Henriksson,Vincent Sicotte,Mutmainna Kadir

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
8-10 min

Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Experimental Physics (E-CLASS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (affect, confidence, math-physics-data connection, physics community, uncertainty, troubleshooting, argumentation, experimental design, modeling)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Ben Zwickl and Heather Lewandowski; Translations: en,am,sv,it,es,English,Amharic,Swedish,Italian,Spanish; Translators: ,Yohanes Wolde-Senbet,Johan Henriksson,Barbara Arfè, Enrico Toffalini, Alessandro Sfondrini, Giovanni Organtini, Eugenio Tufino,Martín Monteiro

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
15 min

Maryland Physics Expectations Survey (MPEX)

Beliefs / Attitudes (epistemological beliefs)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: E. F. Redish, J. M. Saul, & R. N. Steinberg; Translations: en,es,English,Spanish; Translators: ,José Luis Santana Fajardo

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
20-30 min

Attitudes and Approaches to Problem Solving Survey (AAPS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (problem-solving)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Andrew Mason and Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,tr,fr,pt,id,English,Turkish,French,Portuguese,Indonesian; Translators: ,Nuri Balta and Muharrem Duran,Olivier Alibart and Frédéric Blanc,Raúl Montagne,Tria Wury Anjani

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
15 min

Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physical Sciences (EBAPS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (epistemological beliefs, structure of knowledge, nature of knowing and learning, real-life applicability, evolving knowledge, source of ability to learn)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Andrew Elby, John Frederiksen, Christina Schwarz, and Barbara White; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
15-22 min

Views About Science Survey (VASS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (structure and validity of scientific knowledge, scientific methodology, learnability of science, reflective thinking, personal relevance of science)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ibrahim Halloun; Translations: en,ja,English,Japanese; Translators: ,Sachiko Tosa

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
40 min

Perceptions of Teaching as a Profession for Higher Education Survey (PTaP.HE)

Beliefs / Attitudes (Facts about Teaching, Salary, Teaching is a Good Career, Teacher Satisfaction, Respects Profession, Advising & Support, Teaching Advocate, Teaching is a STEM Profession, Faculty Support, Career Option)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Wendy K. Adams, Richard L. Pearson III, Savannah L. Logan; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
8-10 min

Physics Goal Orientation Survey (PGOS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (goal orientation, motivation)

Levels: Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Christine Lindstrøm and Manjula D. Sharma; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
5 min

Views on Science and Education Questionnaire (VOSE)

Beliefs / Attitudes (nature of science, theories and laws, tentativeness, creativity, objectivity, subjectivity, scientific method, teaching the nature of science)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Sufen Chen; Translations: en,zh,English,Chinese; Translators: ,Sufen Chen

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
15 min

Motivation Scale towards Physics Learning (MSPL)

Beliefs / Attitudes (self-efficacy, appreciation reward, value of learning physics)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Agree/disagree

Developers: Elif Ince, Hilal Çagap, Yasemin Deneri; Translations: en,tr,English,Turkish; Translators: ,

Silver Validated
30 min

Perceptions of Teaching as a Profession (PTaP)

Beliefs / Attitudes (Personal Enjoyment, As a Career Choice, Others Support Me Teaching, My Department Values and Encourages, My Department Supports Me Teaching, Employee benefits and Stability, Teaching is Scientific, Nurturer, Back Up Plan, All Students Can Learn, I would if ...)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Wendy K. Adams, Taylor Plantt, Heather Taffe, Monica Plisch; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
10 min

Student Assessment of their Learning Gains (SALG)

Beliefs / Attitudes (How aspects of the course helped learning, What gains in skills attitudes understanding of concepts and integrating information did students make.)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Agree/disagree

Developers: Elaine Seymour, Stephen Carroll, and Tim Weston; Translations: ; Translators:

Silver Validated
10-15 min

Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire (VNOS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (nature of science, theories and laws, tentativeness, creativity, objectivity, subjectivity, social and cultural influences)

Levels: Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Short answer

Developers: Norman G. Lederman, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Randy L. Bell, Renee S. Schwartz, Judith Lederman, Eun Kyung Ko; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
60 min

Attitudes toward Problem Solving Survey (APSS)

Beliefs / Attitudes (problem-solving)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Karen Cummings, Stephanie Lockwood, and Jeff Marx; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
20 min

Sources of Self-Efficacy in Science Courses - Physics (SOSESC-P)

Beliefs / Attitudes (self-efficacy)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Heidi Fencl and Karen Scheel; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
20 min

Physics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)

Beliefs / Attitudes (self-efficacy)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Agree/disagree

Developers: Christine Lindstrøm and Manjula Sharma; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
5 min

Self-Efficacy in Physics (SEP)

Beliefs / Attitudes (self-efficacy)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Agree/disagree

Developers: Kimberly A. Shaw; Translations: en,zh,English,Chinese; Translators: ,Junpeng Zhang

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
5 min

Teaching

Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP)

Teaching

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school, Other

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Daiyo Sawada, Michael D. Piburn, Kathleen Falconer, Jeff Turley, and Irene Bloom; Translations: en,ja,zh,English,Japanese,Chinese; Translators: ,Sachiko Tosa,Weining Wu

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
N/A min

Teaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP)

Teaching

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school, Other

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Matthew T. Hora and Joseph J. Ferrare; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
N/A min

Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS)

Teaching (What are the students doing?, What is the instructor doing?)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Michelle K. Smith, Francis H. M. Jones, Sarah L. Gilbert, and Carl E. Wieman; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
N/A min

Physics Teacher Education Progress Assessment (PTEPA Rubric)

Teaching (Institutional commitment, leadership and collaboration, recruitment, knowledge and skills for teaching physics, mentoring community and professional support, program assessment)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Stephanie V. Chasteen, Rachel E. Scherr, Monica Plisch, and the PhysTEC Project; Translations: ; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
60-120 min

Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII)

Teaching (leadership and collaboration, resources, collegiality, organizational support)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree, Short answer

Developers: Emily M. Walter, Andrea L. Beach, Charles Henderson, Cody T. Williams, and Ivan Ceballos-Madrigal; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Gold Star Validated
15 min

Laboratory Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (LOPUS)

Teaching (TA’s instructional behaviors, student behaviors, nature of verbal interactions between TA and students)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school, Other

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Jonathan B. Velasco, Adam Knedeisen, Dihua Xue, Trisha L. Vickrey, Marytza Abebe, and Marilyne Stains; Translations: ; Translators:

Silver Validated
N/A min

Real-time Instructor Observing Tool (RIOT)

Teaching

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Emily A. West, Cassandra A. Paul, David Webb, and Wendell H. Potter; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
N/A min

PULSE rubrics for evaluating teaching in undergraduate programs (PULSE Rubrics)

Teaching (Curriculum, student learning assessment, student retention, Critical thinking, extracurricular activities, faculty development, pedagogy, physical infrastructure, resources, administrative support, di)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE); Translations: ; Translators:

Silver Validated
N/A min

Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS)

Teaching (class-based teaching practices, learning assessment approaches)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Emily M. Walter, Charles R. Henderson, Andrea L. Beach, Cody T. Williams and Deborah Allen; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
10 min

Guides to Advance Teaching Evaluation (GATEs)

Teaching (peer observations of teaching, peer review of teaching, student evaluations of teaching, self-reflection on teaching)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: Departmental and Leadership Teams for Action (DeLTA) at the University of Georgia; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
N/A min

Measuring Instrument for Scientific Teaching (MIST)

Teaching (active learning, inclusivity, responsiveness, experimental design, communication, data analysis and interpretation, cognitive skills, reflection)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree

Developers: Mary F. Durham, Jennifer K. Knight, and Brian A. Couch; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
15 min

Teaching Practices Inventory (TPI)

Teaching (Course information provided, Supporting materials provided, In-class features and activities, Assignments, Feedback and testing, Training and guidance of TAs, Collaboration in teaching, Other)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-response, Short answer

Developers: Carl Wieman and Sarah Gilbert; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
10 min

Behavioral Engagement Related to Instruction (BERI)

Teaching

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Erin S. Lane and Sara E. Harris; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
N/A min

Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT)

Teaching

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college, High school, Middle school

Formats: Observation protocol

Developers: Katrina Roseler, Cara H. Theisen, & Cassandra A. Paul; Translations: ; Translators:

Bronze Validated

KU Benchmarks for Teaching Effectiveness (Benchmarks)

Teaching (Teaching practices, course content, student activities, class climate, achievement learning outcomes, teaching reflection, advising, mentoring, teaching scholarship.)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: A. Follmer Greenhoot, D. Ward, D. Bernstein, M. M. Patterson, & K. Colyott; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Research-Based
N/A min

Department Climate

Departmental Education and Leadership Transformation Assessment (DELTA)

Department Climate (Instructional practices, department leadership, faculty networks, instructor conversations, student perceptions, students as partners, collaboration, continuous improvement, equity and inclusion)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice, Agree/disagree, Short answer

Developers: Courtney Ngai, Mary E. Pilgrim, Daniel L. Reinholz, Joel C. Corbo, and Gina M. Quan; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Silver Validated
15 min

TEAM-UP rubric for departmental climate for Black students (TEAM-UP Rubric)

Department Climate (Assessment practices, departmental practices, advising practices, student recruitment, equity and inclusion, student identity, student belonging, financial supports)

Levels: Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Rubric

Developers: The TEAM-UP Task Force; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Research-Based
N/A min