Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Assessing School Settings: Interactions of Students and Teachers observational measure (ASSIST) is a classroom observation instrument that rates social processes occurring in the classroom. The instrument was initially developed to evaluate students' and teachers' behaviors using the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), however, recent updates have primarily focused on teachers. Teachers' behaviors are rated through event‚Äêbased tallies and global ratings. The measure has been used to evaluate the effects of school-wide interventions, and the relationship between teacher and student behaviors.
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Organization
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,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Schooling ; Teaching ; Classroom Instruction
Respondent
Observer
Administration Information
Length
Ratings are based on 15-minute assessment windows
Access and Use
Contact
Dr. Catherine P. Bradshaw cpb8g@virginia.edu
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Rusby, J. C., Crowley, R., Sprague, J., & Biglan, A. (2011). Observations of the middle school environment: The context for student behavior beyond the classroom. Psychology in the Schools, 48(4), 400 - 415. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.20562
