| UQUEST Science knowledge. The 20-item true-false test assesses participants’ knowledge of science concepts and practices. The measure tests for the understanding of UQUEST concepts. |
UQUEST Science knowledge |
| UQUEST Science self-efficacy. This scale is a 21-item science self-efficacy scale to assess children’s confidence in their scientific skills by asking them to indicate whether they think they can or do not think they can do what a scientist does, e.g., “Make a hypothesis.” and “Do an experiment to help answer science questions" |
UQUEST Science self-efficacy |
| Students Like Learning Science Scale. The 5-item scale is a modification of the 9-item scale, developed for the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and assesses the degree to which children like learning about science. The original scale was shown to be a reliable measure of liking science in 4th grade students (Cronbach’s alpha at baseline = .91). Items are rated on a 4-point scale (“agree a lot,” “agree a little,” “disagree a little,” “disagree a lot”) in response to the statement, “Mark an “X” in the box that tells what you think" |
Students Like Learning Science Scale |
| Students Confidence in Science Scale. The 7-item scale, developed for the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, assesses the degree to which children feel confident in science. The scale was shown to be a reliable measure of liking science in 4th grade students (Cronbach’s alpha at baseline = .82). The items are rated on a 4-point scale (“agree a lot,” “agree a little,” “disagree a little,” “disagree a lot”) in response to the statement “Mark an “X” in the box that tells what you think |
Students Confidence in Science Scale |
| Draw a picture of a scientist. Students drew a picture of a scientist doing science. |
Draw a picture of a scientist |
| Draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up. Students were asked to indicate what they want to be when they grow up and asked to draw a picture of their “future self.” |
Draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up |
| Children’s Science Curiosity Scale. The scale is a 15-item modification of the original 30-item 5-point rating scale developed for elementary school children. The scale has been modified to a 4-point scale (“agree a lot,” “agree a little,” “disagree a little,” “disagree a lot”). The original scale demonstrated .87 internal consistency reliability and .69 test-retest reliability over three weeks. It was shown to be sensitive to science instruction. |
Children’s Science Curiosity Scale. |
| UQUEST Health knowledge. The 13-item true-false test assesses participants’ knowledge of health messages incorporated in the lesson activities. |
UQUEST Health knowledge |
