The Inquiry Science Instruction Observation Protocol (ISIOP) is a structured classroom observation measure for middle and high school science. The measure is used to identify the nature and extent of inquiry science instruction.
Content
Classroom Instruction
Administration information
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Access and Use
Mikeska, J. N., Holtzman, S., McCaffrey, D. F., Liu, S., & Shattuck, T. (2019). Using classroom observations to evaluate science teaching: Implications of lesson sampling for measuring science teaching effectiveness across lesson types. Science Education, 103(1), 123–144.
Mikeska, J. N., Shattuck, T., Holtzman, S., McCaffrey, D. F., Duchesneau, N., Qi, Y., & Stickler, L. (2017). Understanding science teaching effectiveness: Examining how science-specific and generic instructional practices relate to student achievement in secondary science classrooms. International Journal of Science Education, 39(18), 2594–2623.
Psychometrics
Karelitz, T. M., Hirsch, L., DeLisi, J., & Minner, D. (2010). ISIOP technical report: Initial psychometric testing results. Waltham, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
Minner, D., & J. DeLisi. (2010). ISIOP technical report: Conceptual framework. Waltham, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.