Assessment Tools

• California Technology Assessment Profile 
  Surveys general computer knowledge, Internet skills, email, Office, and instructional technology; Suggests growth opportunities.
• Self-Assessment Survey 
  Assess use of technology in curriculum and instruction, classroom management, communications, and professional growth and leadership.
• Multimedia Training: Needs Assessment Survey
  Questions on computer basics, multimedia elements, authoring, and software specific training.
• School Staff Education Technology Needs Assessment
  Online public domain survey; Requires 15-30 minutes to complete.
• Analyze Technology Needs
  Planning guide about conducting a technology needs assessment.
• An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms
  Primarily geared to educators or administrators with little or no research experience, it is intended for use at the district or school level; Includes examples of technology surveys.
• Educational Technology Integration Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning
  Starting information, sample tools, and sample reports for assessing technology plans.
• Evaluation
  Key elements and tools for a technology program evaluation.
• Attitudes Toward Technology
  Electronic booklet describing five instruments for attitudinal assessment in teachers, students, and college faculty.
• Profiler Online Collaboration Tool
  Designed to assist groups on improving skills through assessment and collaborative measures; Surveys are designed and used to track progress over time; Users can compare individual results to the group and locate experts within the group.
• enGauge
  Web-based framework and tool set designed to provide a view of critical factors influencing the effectiveness of educational technology.
• STaR Chart
  The School Technology and Readiness Chart is a self-assessment tool to identify and define profiles for the integration and use of educational technology; Serves as a benchmark against which to track progress; Includes K-12 STaR Chart and Teacher Preparation STaR Chart.
• Technology Integration Progress Gauge
  Instrument developed by SEIR*TEC to assist schools in determining status in five domains; Includes student engagement, teacher engagement, availability and accessibility of appropriate resources, organizational support, and community involvement; Profiler available in PDF.
• Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Evaluation Instrument
  Instrument designed for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction by SEIR*TEC; Designed to evaluate progress by encouraging reflection on next steps to take to increase project impact.
• TechBuilder
  Web-based application featuring the Technology Maturity model; Features an assessment methodology to define the maturity level of a site in five areas (e.g. administrative, curricular, support, connectivity, and innovation).
• Technology Use Planning Toolbox
  Surveys and rubrics for needs assessment, maturity Model Benchmarks, hardware inventory, and service information.
• Education Leadership Tool Kit
  Collection of resources for education leaders; Addressing technology and education; Includes planning, policy, curriculum, community involvement, and others.
• Technology in American Schools: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress
  Framework outlining indicators that assess "essential conditions" for improved learning through technology.
• Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi)
  The LoTi Questionnaire targets how technology use is impacting student academic achievement, student use of complex thinking skills, and classroom teacher's instructional orientation at the operational curriculum level.
• Learning with Technology Profile Tool
  Compares current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology use.
• The Flashlight Current Student Inventory
  500 survey items and interview questions; Organized and indexed by technology and educational issue.
• Staff Use of Technology 1999-2000 Self-Evaluation Rubrics
  14 item self assessment from Bellingham Public Schools.
• Bend Community School Self Assessment Technology Skills
  Based upon the work of the Bellingham Public Schools and the Mankato Scale (17 items).
• Technology Applications Inventory
  Assessment of the requisite knowledge for application of the TEKS.
• MCCSC Technology Assessment  
  Includes assessment of skills, interests, and needs.
• Sample Internet Needs Assessment  
  Structured identification of perceived technology training needs.