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Table 2 Summary of review of citations reporting new implementations of each instrument

From: Applying measurement standards to evolution education assessment instruments

Instrument

Abbr.

Original population

Reliability (R) of original instrument on original population

Validity (V) of original instrument on original population

# Publications that used instrument (#DiffVers.Only, #DiffPopOnly, #BothDiff)

New evidence of R for new version and/or new pop

New evidence of V for new version and/or new pop

Evolution concept test (natural selection)

ECT

UG-NM, MW

None

Content

Substantive

27 (3, 2, 20)

Internal consistency (1, 3%);

Inter-rater reliability (1, 3%)

Content (1, 3%)

Substantive (1, 3%)

Concept inventory of natural selection

CINS

UG-NM, SW

Internal consistency (3)

Content

Substantive

Internal structure

31(1, 19, 10)

Internal consistency (2, 6%)

Substantive (2, 6%)

Measure of the acceptance of the theory of evolution

MATE

HS-T, MW (1999)

UG-NM, S (2007)

Internal consistency (HS-T, MW; 2)

Internal consistency (UG-NM, S; 4)

Stability (UG-NM, S)

Content (HS-T, MW)

Internal structure (HS-T, MW)

Internal structure (UG-NM, S; 2)

External structure (UG-NM, S)

88 (0, 41, 38)

Internal consistency (48, 54%)

Content (9, 10%)

Internal structure (8, 9%)

External structure (1, 1%)

Measure of understanding of macroevolution

MUM

UG-M, UG-MA, SE

Internal consistency (2)

Content

6 (0, 2, 1)

Internal consistency (1, 16%)

Content (1, 16%)

Internal structure (1, 16%)

Knowledge of evolution exam

KEE

UG, MW

None

None

7 (0, 2, 1)

None

None

Evolution attitudes and literacy survey

EALS

UG-P, MW (LF)

UG-M, MW (SF)

Internal consistency

Content

Internal structure

8 (3, 0, 4)

Internal consistency (1, 12%)

Internal structure (1, 12%)

Accessing contextual reasoning about natural selection

ACORNS

UG, MW

Internal consistency

Inter-rater agreement

Content

Substantive

External structure

9 (0, 0, 0)

N/A

N/A

Inventory of student evolution acceptance

I-SEA

HS-S, UG, W

Internal consistency

Content

Internal structure

3 (0, 1, 0)

None

None

Evo-Devo concept inventory

EvoDevo

CI

UG-M, UG-MA, MW, NE, S

Internal consistency

Stability

Alternate forms

Content

Substantive

External structure

1(0, 0, 0)

N/A

N/A

Assessment tool for evaluating evolution knowledge

ATEEK

UG-M, UG-MA, MW

Inter-rater agreement

None

2 (0, 0, 0)

None

None

Genetic drift inventory

GEDI

UG-MA, NW, SE, MW

Stability

Internal consistency

Content

Substantive

Generalization

1 (0, 0, 0)

N/A

N/A

Generalized acceptance of evolution evaluation

GAENE

HS-S, UG, USA

Internal consistency

Content

Internal structure

1 (0, 0, 0)

None

N/A

Concept assessment of natural selection

CANS

UG-M, W

Internal consistency

Stability

Content

Substantive

0 (0, 0, 0)

N/A

N/A