Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
The Tripod School Climate Index is comprised of seven question items across two commonly accepted dimensions of school climate, safety and relationships. Each question item is answered on a 5-point Likert scale by students in grade 6 though grade 12.
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Spanish
Respondent
Student
Teacher
Parent
Administration Information
Length
7 items
Administration
Computer
Paper
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Email: tripod@edelements.com
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Smallwood, G. W. (2014). The impact of school climate on the achievement of elementary school students who are economically disadvantaged: A quantitative study. [Doctoral dissertation, Tennessee State University]. ProQuest. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1549543288/45E82A14BF7C4EF7PQ/
Psychometrics
Scoring
Computer scoring
Psychometric References
Phillips, S. F., & Rowley J. F. S. (2016). The Tripod School Climate Index: An invariant measure of school safety and relationships. Social Work Research, 40(1), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svv036
Phillips, S. F., Rowley, J. F. S, & Ferguson, R. F. (2018). The Tripod School Climate Index: Evidence of score reliability and validity. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 5(4), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.5.4.10
