Measures that assess students' orientation toward academic work, approaches to learning tasks, and academic motivation.
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Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe 12-item Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS) was created by combining the 12 highest loading items from 3 other procrastination assessments. Respondent indicate their answers to question items on a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (very seldom or not true of me) to 5 (very often true or true of…The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe PSI assesses an individual's awareness and evaluation of his or her problem-solving abilities or style, thus provides a global of that individual as a problem solver.The PSI is a self-reported measure . The PSI consists of 35 six-point Likert items (with 3 filler questions), which constitute 3…The Self-Construal Scale
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Self-Construal scale is a 30 items scale used to measure how people view themselves in relation to others. 2 subscales; interdependent self-construal and independent self-construal, comprise this scale. Each item is answered using a 7-point rating scale (1=strongly disagree, 4=neither agree or…The Sense of Control Scale
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Sense of Control Scale 14 has 12 items that measure a person‘s sense of mastery over their outcomes (e.g., "Whether or not I am able to get what I want is in my own hands‚) and perceptions of constraints on their behavior (e.g., "Other people determine most of what I can and cannot do). …Cornell Critical Thinking Test
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CCTT is designed to assess students‘ reasoning ability. The assessment spans five subscales: Induction, Deduction, Observation, Credibility, and Assumptions. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s…Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS) measures susceptibility to stereotype threat in mathematics for both gender and ethnicity. Subscore(s): Stereotype threat susceptibility; Math identification; Math self-concept; Gender identification; Gender stigma consciousness; Negative…Teacher Observation of Child Adaptation- Revised (TOCA-R)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTeachers were asked to complete one for each student in their class as a way to identify high-risk children. Teachers were asked to describe, among other things, whether the child completed assignments, was friendly, broke rules, was disobedient, fought, or yelled at others. Teachers used a Likert…Metacognitive Skills Teacher Questionnaire
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Metacognitive Skills Teacher Questionnaire is an 8-item teacher-respondent assessment of children's metacognitive abilities. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing…The Motivation and Engagement Scale Junior (MES-J)
Topics: Student Well-BeingCreated along the Motivation and Engagement Wheel, the Motivation and Engagement Scale consists of eleven motivation and engagement subscales congruent with the eleven first-order factors in the Wheel (i.e., self-efficacy, valuing, mastery orientation, planning, task management, persistence,…The Motivation and Engagement Scale-University/College (MES-UC)
Topics: Student Well-BeingCreated along the Motivation and Engagement Wheel, the Motivation and Engagement Scale consists of eleven motivation and engagement subscales congruent with the eleven first-order factors in the Wheel (i.e., self-efficacy, valuing, mastery orientation, planning, task management, persistence,…The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Echelle de Motivation en Education (EME) is based on the tenets of self-determination theory and is composed of 28 items subdivided into 7 subscales assessing three types of intrinsic motivation (intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish things, and to experience stimulation), three types of…Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS; McDermott et al., 1999) was developed as a standardized tool designed for efficient, unobtrusive observation of key learning behaviors that affect student learning. It is cost-effective and provides national norms, making it a practical choice for educators. The…Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ)
Topics: Student LearningThe Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) assesses students' motivation to read. Subscore(s): There are 11 subscores: Reading efficacy, Reading challenge, Reading curiosity, Reading involvement, Importance of reading, Reading work avoidance, Competition in reading, Recognition for…Inventory of School Motivation
Topics: Student LearningTags: MotivationThe ISM measures school motivation and was designed to enable cross-cultural comparisons in school motivation. Subscore(s): There are eight motivation scales: Task, Effort, Competition, Social power, Affiliation, Social concern, Praise, and Token. There are four sense-of-self scales: Sense of…Motivation and Goals
Topics: Student LearningTags: MotivationThe Motivation and Goals measure asks students to report how often they try to be social responsible, learn new things, and earn positive school evaluations. Subscore(s): There are four subscores: Prosocial goals, Compliance goals, Mastery goals, Evaluation goals Note: The overview provided for…Free Time Motivation Scale for Adolescents (FTMSA)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: MotivationThe Free Time Motivation Scale for Adolescents (FTMSA) can be used to understand the choices adolescents make about how they spend their free time. Subscore(s): There are five subscores: Amotivation, External, Introjected, Identified, Intrinsic motivation Note: The overview provided for…Academic Diligence Task (ADT)
Topics: Student LearningTags: MotivationThe ADT is a direct assessment of students' willingness to focus on tedious academic tasks rather than play games. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing information…Academic Amotivation Inventory (AAI)
Topics: Student LearningTags: MotivationThe Academic Amotivation Inventory (AAI) assesses students’ lack of motivation toward academics, particularly focused on their reasons for not wanting to study or do their homework. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument…Academic Competence Evaluation Scales
Topics: Student LearningThe Academic Competence Evaluation Scales are brief questionnaires designed to assess important skills, attitudes, and behaviors contributing to school success. There are teacher, student, and college versions of the ACES, and each assesses a student’s academic skills and academic enablers…Attributions of Mathematical Excellence Scale (AMES)
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Attributions of Mathematical Excellence Scale (AMES) is designed to assess elementary teachers' beliefs about why students excel or struggle in mathematics. Its focus lies specifically on teachers' systems of racialized and gendered attribution beliefs. AMES consists of four subscales, each…Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS-International)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) consists of four scales, each with six items. The four scales measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. A short form also exists. Note: The…California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CCTST (Facione, 1990; P. A. Facione & N. C. Facione, 1994) was developed, validated, and used for assessing students‘ CT skills. It is a standardised, 34-item multiple choice test, non discipline-specific that targets core critical thinking skills. Each item on the CCTST is assigned to one…California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CCTDI (P. A. Facione & N. C. Facione, 1992) was developed, validated, and used to assess students‘ disposition toward critical thinking (CT). It consisted of 75 statements, divided into seven subscales: Truth-seeking, Open-mindedness, Analyticity, Systematicity, Self-confidence,…Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThis instrument is a 50-item self-reported questionnaire. The items fall under the following 5 domains: Self/Everyday Creativity, Scholarly, Creativity, Performance Creativity (encompassing writing and music), Mechanical/Scientific Creativity, and Artistic Creativity. Participants rated themselves…Growth Mindset Scale (3-item)
Topics: Student Well-BeingPsychologist Carol Dweck created the 3-item Growth Mindset Scale to measure how much people believe that they can get smarter if they work at it. The scale is freely available. Researchers have used this scale primarily with students, including college students whose parents did not complete a four…Homework Management Scale (HMS)
Topics: Student LearningThe Homework Management Scale (HMS) measures self-regulation and students' abilities to manage homework completion. Subscore(s): Five subscale scores are reported: Arranging the environment, Managing time, Handling distraction, Monitoring motivation, Controlling emotion Note: The overview…Social Academic and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SAEBRS (Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener) is a brief, norm-referenced tool for screening all students to identify those who are at risk for social-emotional behavior (SEB) problems. SAEBRS is one of the only SEB universal screening tools built to assess both the absence of…Social Emotional Learning Screening Assessment (SELA)
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SELA's content and internal structure were based on the CASEL five model and the existing SSIS Performance Screening Guide. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing…Equity and Access Rubrics for Mathematics Instruction (EAR-MI)
Topics: Student LearningThe Equity and Access Rubrics for Mathematics Instruction is a set of classroom observation rubrics that were designed to attend to aspects of high-quality mathematics instruction while focusing on specific practices that reflect the most current research on how to support more equitable…The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children (PSPCSAYC)
Topics: Student Well-BeingPSPCSAYC is a pictorial scale of perceived competence and social acceptance for young children, tapping 4 domains with 6 items each: cognitive competence, physical competence, peer acceptance, and maternal acceptance. Items differ somewhat for some scales across the two age levels. For the PSPCSAYC…