SCED Science Education Subject Guide

Research Instruments 

Educational research results in evidence based practices, put into action by the educational community.

Instruments allow programs to collect relevant data related to a research problem, designed for measuring their intended outcomes.  Various types of instruments may include surveys, tests, questionnaires, achievement / aptitude tests, observation forms, tally sheets, etc…

Use these following pages to guide you in locating

• Instrument(s) by name or acronym
• Test reviews and various forms of validity and / or reliability
• Instruments used to test a specific variable

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