Dear Chemistry Education Research Community,
A common challenge that we - the chemistry education community - face is identifying robustly developed assessments to implement in our classrooms and research projects. Scouring the literature for an appropriate assessment that measures whatever cognitive, affective, or behavioral niche we need to measure can be time-consuming. Furthermore, the development of a comprehensive summary of the available evidence that supports an assessment requires expertise in many advanced fields.
That is why we are excited to announce the launch of the Chemistry Instrument Review and Assessment Library, or CHIRAL
* Overview: Reference to original publication in which the assessment was first developed and details about the assessment including number of items, language, country, format, domain, topic, targeted population, etc.
* Evidence: A table that summarizes the reported evidence of validity and reliability collected from papers that cite the assessment
* Review (currently available for 39 assessments): A summary written by panels of experts from within our community that provides details and recommendations about the existing evidence for validity and reliability pertaining to published administrations of an assessment
* Versions: Details about who else has modified/translated the assessment or which assessment the current one is derived from
* Citations: List of every published paper that references or administers the assessment
In addition to these features, CHIRAL
It is our sincerest hope that CHIRAL
We will be discussing CHIRAL and our catalog/review process at the upcoming BCCE (#1050 at 4:50 PM on Wednesday, August 3 in WALC 1018) for anyone who would like to see more of the CHIRAL
Happy assessment searching!
Jack Barbera, jbarbera@pdx.edu
Regis Komperda, rkomperda@sdsu.edu
Jordan Harshman, jharshman@auburn.edu
CHIRAL Screenshots
Search CHIRAL for keywords, like "attitude":
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Browse CHIRAL for categories, like all assessments that measure "Bonding":
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The Overview tab provides quick details about the instrument:
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The Evidence tab displays a summary of every resource that reports evidence of validity and reliability:
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The Review tab (if available) provides a summary written by a panel that reviewed the evidence and provides recommendations:
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The Versions tab will show how this assessment has been modified and if it is a modification of an existing assessment:
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The Citations tab will list papers that have used the assessment in some way:
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