HEIghten Civic Competency Assessment

The HEIghten Civic Comeptency and Engagement Assessment evaluates college students' learning. It particularly analyzes their knowledge of civic practices and institutions, skills in understanding civic-related situations, and attitudes of engagement. The civic competency portion is 30 questions

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Structure and Function of Government,
Foundations of the Political System,
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens,
Integrated Civics
Subdomain

Civic knowledge — knowledge of facts, concepts and principles (e.g., democratic processes, government structures, voting) across various contexts (local, national, international, and past or present)

Civic skills — applying analytic and participatory skills to analyze civic-related issues or scenarios (e.g., determining who won a debate) and make reasoned judgments about political and civic situations or problem-solving processes, especially in group and/or community contexts (e.g., understanding which skills are needed to win a debate)

Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English
Other Language/s
Several other languages available
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
30 questions
Administration
Computer
Timed
Yes

Access and Use

Open Access
No

Psychometrics

Scoring
Computer scoring
Referencing
Criterion-referenced
Psychometric References

Torney-Purta, J., & Amadeo, J. (2023). Considerations for use of civics assessment instruments. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. https://edinstruments.org/civics.

Item Type
Multiple choice
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

Psychometrics is the science of psychological assessment. A primary goal of EdInstruments is to provide information on crucial psychometric topics including Validity and Reliability – essential concepts of evaluation, which indicate how well an instrument measures a construct - as well as additional properties that are worthy of consideration when selecting an instrument of measurement.

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