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Instrument 18: Opportunity to Learn Questionnaire and Self-Report Knowledge Inventory — Pre- and Post-Test

Project: Opportunity to Learn
Stanford University

Funding Source: NSF: Teacher Enhancement (ESIE)

Purpose: To measure teacher's opportunity to learn and self-reported knowledge levels

Administered To: 62 teachers who participated in the project's 5 workshops

Topics Covered:

  • Background Characteristics & Activities (Student): prior coursework
  • Course Evaluation: opportunity to learn, opportunity to practice
  • Self-Assessment (Teacher/Faculty): understanding of instructional methods

Format/Length: 48 closed-ended questions total. Each instrument has 24 questions.


OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN QUESTIONNAIRE AND
SELF-REPORT KNOWLEDGE INVENTORY-PRETEST

Name____________________

Please indicate in the appropriate spaces below:

  1. Whether you have studied and/or practiced the topics/activities presented below prior to this workshop:

    YES
    NO

  2. To what extent you know/understand the topic/activity:
    1   =   Do not know/do not understand
    2   =   Partially know/understand
    3   =   Know/understand well
    4   =   Can teach it to a friend

Topic (a) Prior Study/
Practice
(YES/NO)
(b) Knowledge/
Understand
(1 to 4)
Understanding of Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Relationship between Science Assessment and Curriculum _____ _____
   Purposes of assessment _____ _____
   Characteristics of Performance Assessment _____ _____
   Differences Between Performance Assessment and Multiple Choice Test _____ _____
   Issues in Scoring Performance Assessment _____ _____
Using Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Administration of Performance Assessment in Class _____ _____
   Scoring Performance Assessment _____ _____
   Interpretation of Performance Assessment Scores and Procedures _____ _____
Selecting Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Relationship Between the Nature of Assessment and Purpose of Assessment _____ _____
   Utility _____ _____
   Reliability _____ _____
   Validity _____ _____

Teacher Education Instrument 18b

Teacher/Faculty Surveys

OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN QUESTIONNAIRE AND
SELF-REPORT KNOWLEDGE INVENTORY-POSTTEST

Name____________________

Please indicate in the appropriate spaces below:

  1. To what extent do you think you had the opportunity to learn/practice, in this workhsop, the topics/activities listed below. Use the following scale.

    1   =   No opportunity
    2   =   Superficial opportunity
    3   =   Adequate opportunity
    4   =   In depth opportunity

  2. To what extent to you know/understand each topic/concept listed below as a result of this workshop. Use the following scale.

    1   =   Do not know/do not understand
    2   =   Partially know/understand
    3   =   Know/understand well
    4   =   Can teach it to a friend

Topic (a) Prior Study/
Practice
(YES/NO)
(b) Knowledge/
Understand
(1 to 4)
Understanding of Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Relationship between Science Assessment and Curriculum _____ _____
   Purposes of assessment _____ _____
   Characteristics of Performance Assessment _____ _____
   Differences Between Performance Assessment and Multiple Choice Test _____ _____
   Issues in Scoring Performance Assessment _____ _____
Using Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Administration of Performance Assessment in Class _____ _____
   Scoring Performance Assessment _____ _____
   Interpretation of Performance Assessment Scores and Procedures _____ _____
Selecting Performance (Hands-on) Assessment
   Relationship Between the Nature of Assessment and Purpose of Assessment _____ _____
   Utility _____ _____
   Reliability _____ _____
   Validity _____ _____