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Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy (SEE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingSelf-report instrument that measures empathy toward people of racial and ethnic backgrounds different from one‘s own. SEE is composed of three instrumental aspects: intellectual empathy, empathic emotions, and the communication of these perspectives to others via word or action. These resolve into…School Achievement Motivation Rating Scale (SAMRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: MotivationThe SAMRS was developed as a tool that could be used by teachers to assess behavioral characteristics that are associated with academic achievement motivation.School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School – Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) measures environmental quality in school age care settings. Subscore(s): SEL‐Supportive Environments Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s…School Belongingness Scale (SBS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Belongingness Scale (SBS) is a 10-item measure of students' sense of belonging in the school as a whole as well as their relationships with teachers and peers. The measure includes items related to "Social Exclusion" and "Social Acceptance." Note: The overview provided for this…School Climate and Connectedness Survey (SCCS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThousands of Alaska students, staff and families take the School Climate and Connectedness Survey (SCCS) each year to transform school climate and strengthen relationships, factors linked to academic outcomes. AASB’s School Climate & Connectedness Survey is a voluntary statewide survey developed…School Climate and School Identification Measure (SCASIM-St)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Climate and School Identification Measure was designed to assess four critical (Student-student relations, Student-staff relations, Shared values and approach, and Academic emphasis) school climate factors along with a social identity measure of school identification in students ranging…School Climate Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis School Climate Assessment has been designed for both informal and formal school safety assessments for K–5 educators and administrators. This tool is based on the main categories that were measured in an evaluation of a multi-state pilot of Welcoming Schools. Note: The overview provided for…School Climate Assessment Instruments
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe ASSC School Climate Assessment Instrument (SCAI) to promote improved school climate, psychological factors related to high functioning schools and students. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s…School Climate for Diversity (SCD-S)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Climate for Diversity (SCD-S) is a student-reported school racial climate survey for middle and high school students that evaluates ten subscales in two domains (intergroup interactions and school racial socialization) of racial climatetapping. Note: The overview provided for this…School Climate Inventory - Revised (SCI-R)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Climate Inventory-Revised (SCI-R) was originally developed to determine the effect of school reform efforts. Dean Butler and Martha Alberg (Butler & Alberg, 1991) developed SCI-R for the Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP) at the University of Memphis. It was published in…School Climate Measure (SCM)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis revised version of the School Climate Measure (SCM) is a 42-item measure comprised of 10 subscales, all rated on a 5-point Likert scale. An additional 2 subscales, Parental Involvement and Opportunities for Student Engagement, have been added to the original 8 subscales (Positive Student…School Climate Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Climate Survey (SCS), comprised of 40 question items, is utilized to assess children‘s perceptions of the quality of their school‘s climate by measuring the prevalence of behaviors within the school that correspond to specific interpersonal and intrapersonal character traits. All items…School Climate Surveys
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingExcerpted Description: Tennessee has created an infrastructure for measuring school climate through the construction of reliable and validated survey measurement tools that are custom designed with stakeholder input from students, parents and educators in Tennessee. The survey measurement tools…School Climate Walkthrough
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Climate Walkthrough is a web-based tool for secondary schools where students spend 15 minutes in the morning and afternoon assessing their school climate. It provides instant scoring and a digital report on nine domains, including safety, relationships, and respect for diversity. Results…School Connection Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingSchool Connectedness Scale assesses the degree to which students agree that at their school they feel close to people, happy, a part of the school, safe, and treated fairly. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's…School Implementation Climate Scale (SICS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Implementation Climate Scale (SICS) assesses the school’s climate with regard to the strategic implementation of evidence-based practices (EBP). The scale examines seven constructs: focus on EBP, educational support for EBP, recognition for EBP, rewards for EBP, use of data to support…School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory-Child Form (SMALSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI) Child Form measure assesses learning strategies and can be used by educators to identify strengths and weaknesses and administer appropriate interventions Subscore(s): There are nine subscores: (1) Study strategies, (2) Note taking…School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory - Teen Form (SMALSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI) Teen Form assesses learning strategies and can be used by educators to identify strengths and weaknesses and administer appropriate interventions. Subscore(s): Study strategies, Note taking/Listening skills, Reading…School Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: MotivationThe School Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) measures motivation orientations in children. Subscore(s): There are eight subscores: Mastery orientation, Intrinsic motivation, Cooperative orientation, Individual orientation, Ego orientation, Competition orientation, Orientation to approach…School Social Behavior Scales, 2nd Edition (SSBS-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS) are sold by Brookes Publishing and measure social competence and antisocial behavior (with 32 items measuring each). They are filled out by teachers and evaluated by psychologists, and are meant to be accompanied by the Home & Community Social Behavior…Science Capital Questionnaire (Archer et al., 2015)
Expert NotesStrengths:Grounded in a strong sociological framework linking science participation, identity, and aspirations
Useful for understanding whether programs are changing students’ interest or plans in science
Helps explain why some students feel confident in science and see themselves as “science people”
Looks at science experiences both in and out of school, not just test performance
Cautions:Combines many ideas into one overall score, which can make results harder to interpret
Based on students’ self-reports rather than direct evidence of learning or behavior
Works best alongside interviews or observations, not as a stand-alone measure
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Science Capital Questionnaire is a student survey that measures young people’s access to and engagement with science-related resources, experiences, and networks. Developed by Archer and colleagues in 2015, the questionnaire assesses “science capital,” which includes science-related knowledge,…Science Instructional Practices Survey Instrument (SIPS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Covers a broad range of instructional approaches beyond traditional inquiry
Well-suited for large-scale studies of professional development and policy implementation
Cautions:Interpretation depends on teachers’ understanding of NGSS practices
Less sensitive for fine-grained instructional analysis at the classroom level
Best used in combination with observations or other measures, especially in elementary settings
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Science Instructional Practices Survey Instrument (SIPS) is a teacher survey designed to measure classroom instructional practices aligned with the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and related reform efforts. Developed in response to the need for a more comprehensive and…Science Interest and Classroom Culture Survey (Singelton et al., 2023)
Expert NotesStrengths:Focuses on how classroom culture (working together and feeling cared for) supports student interest in science
Especially useful for understanding the experiences of students from historically marginalized groups
Cautions:Developed and tested within specific instructional contexts (e.g., OpenSciEd units)
Best for understanding patterns across classrooms, not making claims about individual students
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Science Interest and Classroom Culture Survey is a teacher questionnaire that measures beliefs, preparedness, and instructional practices related to science instruction and classroom culture. Developed by Singelton and colleagues in 2023, the survey focuses on how teachers are enacting…Sedlacek Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe Sedlacek Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) assesses eight aspects of experiential and contextual intelligence. It was designed to provide information that could be used by advisors to work with students developmentally. Subscore(s): There are eight subscores: Positive self-concept, Realistic…SEL Program Quality Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social and Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment (SEL PQA) is an efficient and effective, research-validated observational tool for assessing adult youth leader practices that support social and emotional learning. Intended to be used for programs serving young people in grades K-12,…SEL Strengths Builder
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SEL Strengths Builder Method is an extension of the evidence-based Assess-Plan-Improve continuous improvement sequence (YPQI). The Strengths Builder method includes three areas of assessment designed to focus OST staff on a program’s SEL strengths: 1. Assessing SEL Curriculum Design: Build a…Self‐Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers (SDQP)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SDQP was designed to assess two areas of academic self‐concept (Verbal and Math) and four areas of nonacademic self‐concept (Physical, Appearance, Peers, and Parents). for preschool children (preschool children do not clearly understand General self‐concept items; see also Harter & Pike, 1984) …Self Determination Inventory (SDI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SDI is a set of measures to assess a student's self determination. It includes questions about choice making, goal setting, and decision making. The Inventory includes a self-report measure for people aged 13-22 with or without disabilities, as well as a parent or teacher report for an outside…Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (Elementary) (SDLRS-E)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) measures the attitudes and skills that are associated with an individual's readiness to manage his or her own learning. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or…Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SEQ-C measures children's self-efficacy. It was designed to be used in the study of affective disorders. Subscore(s): Academic self-efficacy, Social self-efficacy, Emotional self-efficacy Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the…