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 |
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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 |