Chalufour, Ingrid; Worth, Karen; & Clark-Chiarelli, Nancy. (2003). Science teaching and environment rating scale. Unpublished manuscript.Science Teaching Environment Rating Scale (STERS) (Chalufour, Worth, & Clark-Chiarelli, 2003)
- The STERS uses a four-point scale (1 = inadequate, 2 = partial, 3 = adequate, and 4 = exemplary)
- Evaluated whether teacher participants at the three geographical field sites:
- Created creative learning Environment
- Facilitates direct experiences to promote conceptual learning
- Promotes the use of scientific inquiry
- Plans in-depth investigations.
- Reliability and validity of the STERS is being studied at this time by the developers at the Education Development Center.
- All of the classrooms in the pilot study (N = 19) and a sample of the classrooms in the field test (18 out of 23) were observed by the external evaluator.
Findings
Results indicate that teachers were able to implement R&P successfully (see Table 1).Table 1: Science Teaching Environment Rating Scale (STERS) Results
| STERS subscale | Inadequate (1) | Partial (2) | Adequate (3) | Exemplary (4) | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | -- | 8% (3) | 51% (19) | 41% (15) | 3.36 |
| Facilitates | -- | 22% (8) | 32% (12) | 46% (17) | 3.21 |
| Facilitates | -- | 22% (8) | 32% (12) | 46% (17) | 3.21 |
| Promotes | -- | 24% (9) | 41% (15) | 35% (13) | 3.06 |
| Plans | -- | 16% (6) | 32% (12) | 51% (19) | 3.31 |
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