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Research Validation

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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47 Research-Based Assessments

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Content knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Silver Validated
50 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 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

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 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

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

Scientific reasoning

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

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

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,English; Translators:

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

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

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,English,Amharic,Swedish,Italian; Translators: ,Yohanes Wolde-Senbet,Johan Henriksson,Barbara Arfè, Enrico Toffalini, Alessandro Sfondrini, Giovanni Organtini, Eugenio Tufino

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

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

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

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

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 Program Analysis Rubric (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

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