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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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17 Research-Based Assessments

Beliefs / Attitudes
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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

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