My Class Inventory Short Form (MCI-SF)

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The My Class Inventory-Short form, adapted from the longer form version of the My Class Inventory contains 25 yes or no questions written at a low reading level suitable for children. The MCI-SF asks respondents about their perceptions of five different dimensions of their actual classroom environment: Satisfaction, Friction, Competitiveness, Difficulty (with classroom work) and Cohesiveness.

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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
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade
Keywords
Schooling ; School Climate ; Relationships ; Safety
Respondent
Student,
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
15 minutes

Access and Use

Open Access
Yes
Setting
Classroom

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Sink, C. A., & Spencer, L. R. (2005). My Class Inventory-Short Form as an accountability tool for elementary school counselors to measure classroom climate. Professional School Counseling, 9(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X0500900112

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