Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM (T-STEM) Survey – Elementary Teachers
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Appropriate Use
The Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM (T-STEM) Survey – Elementary Teachers is intended to measure changes in elementary teachers’ confidence and self-efficacy in STEM subject content and teaching, use of technology in the classroom, 21st century learning skills, leadership attitudes, and STEM career awareness. The survey is available to help program coordinators make decisions about possible improvements to their program.
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Recommended citation for this survey:
Friday Institute for Educational Innovation (2012). Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM Survey-Elementary Teachers, Raleigh, NC: Author.
The development of this survey was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1038154 and by The Golden LEAF Foundation.
The framework for part of this survey was developed from the following sources: Riggs, I. M., & Enochs, L. G. (1990). Toward the development of an elementary teachers science teaching efficacy belief instrument. Science Education, 74(6), 625-637. doi: 10.1002/sce.3730740605
Related Resources
These 5 steps are a useful process by which individuals/teams can organize efforts to learn about the impact of their program on participating teachers.
Five versions of the T-STEM survey have been developed: one for each teaching area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), and one for elementary teachers.
Projects
Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach through Data-Driven Decision-Making (MISO)
MISO is a campus-wide project that seeks to determine the collective STEM impact of NC State University through its pre-college outreach and extension programs.
Published
December 12, 2012
Resource Type
Survey Instrument
Published By
Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Suggested Citation
Friday Institute for Educational Innovation (2012). Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM Survey-Elementary Teachers, Raleigh, NC: Author.