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Table 3 Response scale conversion from MIST to MISTO1

From: Student, instructor, and observer agreement regarding frequencies of scientific teaching practices using the Measurement Instrument for Scientific Teaching-Observable (MISTO)

Finite frequency style responses

Example question

Students were asked to make graphs or tables approximately

MIST response choices

Zero times

1–2 times during the semester

About 1 time per month

2–3 times per month

1–2 times per week

3–4 times per week

More than 4 times per week

MISTO response choices

Zero times

(Eliminated)

(Eliminated)

(Eliminated)

1–2 times per week

3–4 times per week

More than 4 times per week

General frequency style responses

Example question

The instructor was generally aware of instances when a concept was not understood by the majority of students in the class prior to an exam

MIST response choices

Not at all

Rarely

Less than half of the time

Half of the time

More than half of the time

Most of the time

Always

MISTO response choices

Not at all

(Eliminated)

Less than half of the time

Half of the time

More than half of the time

(Eliminated)

Always

  1. 1Yes/no, 0–100% slider bars, and Likert style agree-disagree scales did not change between MIST and MISTO