Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Abbreviated School Climate Survey (ASCS), an abbreviated version of the 100-item School Climate survey developed by the Developmental Studies Center (now known as the Center for the Collaborative Classroom), is a 34-item assessment of school climate that includes 7 of the 11 subscales from the original assessment. The subscales include: positive behavior, negative behavior, classroom and school supportiveness, autonomy and influence, safety at schools, enjoyment of school, and school norms and rules).
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Keywords
Schooling ; School Climate ; Relationships ; Safety ; School Climate
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
34 items
Access and Use
Contact
Cody Ding, University of Missouri - St. Louis dinghc@umsl.edu
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Schoolwide
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Ding, C., Liu, Y., & Berkowitz, M. (2011). The study of factor structure and reliability of an abbreviated school climate survey. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 26(3), 241-256. https://doi.org/10.1177/0829573511414005
