Environmental Literacy                                        
    

      Michigan State University

Water cycle
 
Assessment and Data Analysis (before 2010)

09-10 academic year

Introduction to carbon cycle assessments (PDF; Word)

The package of inteverview analysis working papers (ZIP)

Carbon Clinical Interview

Interview Protocol
Interview Checklist
Pictures
Coding tools
09 Fall
Form A (PDF)
Form B (PDF)

Check the equipment / documents (Word ; PDF)

Pictures used for interview ( Word; PDF)

 

10 Spring
Form A (PDF)
Form B (PDF)

Check the equipment/ documents(PDF)

Pictures used for interview (PDF)

1. Interview working paper (download)

2. Interview exemplar workbook (download)

3.developmental coding workbook (download)

11 Spring
Form A (Doc)
Form B (Doc)

Check the equipment/ documents(PDF)

Pictures used for interview (PDF)

1. Interview working paper (download)

2. Interview exemplar workbook (download)

3.developmental coding workbook (download)

Note: The three files in the coding tools column can be used to train coders and to practice interview coding. The interview working paper describes how we developed the ideas for data analysis; The interview exemplar workbook has coding rubrics, including detailed level descriptions for all processes and examples of responses at each level; The developmental coding workbook contains six interview transcripts that can be used for practice coding.

Written Assessments:

 
Form A
Form B
Form C
Elementary school
Middle school
High school

 

Teaching materials feedback form :

 
System and Scales
Plants
Animals
Decompose
Human Energy
Carbon Cycling
Elementary
CC(E)
Middle
Pl(M)
HE(M)
High
Pl(H)

 

College Assessment:

College level assessments are available at http://www.biodqc.org/dqcs

 

Others :

Analysis of Classroom Video form (Word)

 

08-09 academic year

Carbon Clinical Interview

Protocol: Guidelines (download)

 

Introduction to carbon cycle assessments (PDF; Word)

We have developed 2008-2009 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for elementary school students:

Pre test Elementary School Level, Form A (Word)

Pre test Elementary School Level, Form B (Word)

Pre test Elementary School Level, Form C (Word)

Post test Elementary School Level, Form A (Word)

Post test Elementary School Level, Form B (Word)

Post test Elementary School Level, Form C (Word)

 

We have developed 2008-2009 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for middle school students

Pre test Middle School Level, Form A (Word)

Pre test Middle School Level, Form B (Word)

Pre test Middle School Level, Form C (Word)

 

We have developed 2008-2009 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for high school students

Pre test High School Level, Form A (Word)

Pre test High School Level, Form B (Word)

Pre test High School Level, Form C (Word)

 

We have developed 2008-2009 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for college students (Carbon and Energy in Ecosystems Diagnostic Question Clusters):

College Level (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

 

07-08 academic year

Carbon Clinical Interview

Proposal: AERA (download)

Protocol: Guidelines (download); High School (download); Middle School (download); Elementary School (File1) (File2) (Checklist)

Handout: KSI (download); CRCSTL (download)

Introduction to carbon cycle assessments (PDF; Word)

 

We have developed 2007-2008 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for elementary school students:

Post test Elementary School Level, Form A (Word)

Post test Elementary School Level, Form B (Word)

Post test Elementary School Level, Form C (Word)

Elementary School Level, Form A (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Elementary School Level, Form B (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Elementary School Level, Form C (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Arrow All Elementary School Items Answer Key (PDF; Word)

 

We have developed 2007-2008 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for middle school students:

Post test Middle School Level, Form A (Word)

Post test Middle School Level, Form B (Word)

Post test Middle School Level, Form C (Word)

Middle School Level, Form A (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Middle School Level, Form B (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Middle School Level, Form C (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Arrow All Secondary (Middle & High) School Items Answer Key (PDF; Word)

 

We have developed 2007-2008 Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for high school students:

High School Level, Form A (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

High School Level, Form B (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

High School Level, Form C (PDF; Word) Arrow Answer Key (PDF; Word)

Arrow All Secondary (Middle & High) School Items Answer Key (PDF; Word)

 

06-07 academic year

Introduction to carbon cycle assessments (PDF; Word)

We have developed Environmental Literacy Carbon Assessment for elementary school students:

Module 1. Matter (under construction)

Module 2. Organism

Animal metabolism tests (version 1)  (version 2)

Plant metabolism tests  (version 1)  (version 2)

Module 3. Ecosystem

Ecosystem (version 1)   (version 2)

Module 4. Energy system (under construction)

Carbon K12 Paper Assessments: Ecosystem Test   (download)

Interview questions for elementary level are developed to detect how students trace matter and energy in environmental and human systems.

Interview Questions for Elementary Level (Download)