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Camp Program Quality Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Camp Program Quality Assessment-Short Form (CPQA) outlines specific ways camps can promote quality through eight dimensions: staff friendliness and circulation, emotional safety, support for belonging, high expectations and good challenge, active and cooperative learning, camper voice, planning…CampusReady
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:CampusReady is a self-diagnostic tool that provides data, reports, recommendations, and links to resources that help schools improve college and career readiness for students. The web-based diagnostic measures the Four Keys to College and Career Readiness, as identified by Dr. David T. Conley and…CARE-Index
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe CARE-Index is an observation instrument that measures mother-child interaction and is designed for children ages birth to 2 years. The instrument, which requires a short videotaped play interaction, provides sensitivity, control and unresponsiveness subscales for mothers and cooperativeness,…Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS-International)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) consists of four scales, each with six items. The four scales measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. A short form also exists. Note: The…Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Initially intended to assess the impact of a career planning program at a gifted and talented baccalaureate magnet high school in a Southeastern city, the College and Career Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI) is a tool that measures an individual's belief in their ability to enter a career…Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE) is a self-report survey that measures how confident students feel about making career decisions. It was developed by Karen Taylor and Nancy Betz to apply Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy to career decision making. The scale focuses on a student…Caregiver Interaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS) is an instrument that measures parent and caregiver behaviors and interactions with children. The instrument consists of 26 items focused on sensitivity, harshness, detachment, and permissiveness. CIS was created in 1989 at the University of North Carolina…CARES Classroom Observation Tool
Expert NotesStrengths:Validated with multiple instruments; Validated with video from Grades 4–9 classrooms; Evidence suggest relationship between observed practices and students’ academic achievement
Cautions:Should not be used for evaluation; Requires multiple observations; Calibration required for research purposes; Most reliable in racially heterogenous classrooms
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe CARES Observational Assessment Tool (CARES) is a classroom observation protocol designed to capture how teachers use culturally responsive practices in their daily instruction. It focuses on five core areas of culturally responsive teaching, which together give districts a structured way to…Casper Assessment for Social and Emotional Skills (CASES)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Casper Assessment for Social Emotional Skills (CASES) rubric addresses the social emotional skills gifted students should be working on throughout their K–12 education. The CASES rubric is used as a tool for measuring where a student is on a spectrum of social-emotional steps, and for looking…CDC Classroom Climate Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe 18-item Classroom Climate Scale measures three components of students' or teachers' perceptions of their classroom climate: student-student relationships, student-teacher relationships, and awareness/reporting. Respondents are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with a…Center for Research in Education Policy School Climate Inventory
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) is a nationally-recognized school climate survey that provides an in-depth profile of your school community’s particular strengths, as well as areas for improvement. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been…Challenging Situations Task (CST)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesThe Challenging Situations Task (CST) is designed to assess a child's affective and behavioral responses when presented with hypothetical peer situations. The design of this instrument consists of the presentation of pictures of a particular situations, accompanied by verbal descriptions. Children…Child and Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Child and Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS) is a self-report instrument that assesses the social and emotional competencies of children and adolescents. It has been used primarily for research purposes. Subscore(s): Adaptability, Conscientiousness, Connectedness, Emotional self-regulation,…Child Caregiver Interaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Child Caregiver Interaction Scale (CCIS), Revised Edition is an observation-based instrument created by Dr. Barbara Carl, Ph.D that assesses caregiver-child interaction. The 14 items are based upon the Developmentally Appropriate Practice position statements of the National Association for the…Child Engagement Questionnaire (CEQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesThe Child Engagement Questionnaire (CEQ) measures the engagement of young children. Adults who know the child well complete the questionnaire. CEQ has 32 items on a four-point scale (1 not at all typical, 2 somewhat typical, 3 typical, 4 very typical). CEQ focuses on four domains: competence,…Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) is an instrument developed at University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and Human Development that assesses parents’ views of their relationship with their child. Created by Dr. Robert Pianta, Ph.D., the instrument consists of 30 items. There is…Child Rating Scale (CRS), Parent-Child Rating Scale (P-CRS), and Teacher Child Rating Scale (T-CRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingAssesses problem behaviors (acting‐out, shy/anxious behavior, learning problems), and social competencies (frustration tolerance, peer social skills, assertive social skills, task orientation) in the school context. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been…Child Social Achievement Goals Measure
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Achievement Goals survey is a self-report measure of social skills and competencies. Subscore(s): Development, Demonstration-approach, Demonstration-avoidance Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or…Children's Anger Management Scale (CAMS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Anger Management Scale (CAMS) is designed to understand how children manage anger. Subscore(s): Anger regulation coping, Anger inhibition, Dysregulated expression Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument…Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CBQ uses caregiver reports to provide a detailed profile of young children's temperament. The CBQ was designed to be used for research purposes. Subscore(s): 15 subscores are reported: Positive anticipation, High-intensity pleasure, Smiling/Laughter, Activity level, Impulsivity,…Children's Empathic Attitudes Questionnaire (CEAQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Empathic Attitudes Questionnaire (CEAQ) is a self-report measure of empathic attitudes (modifiable knowledge structures that influence behavioural choice) towards peers, teachers, other children, animals, or other people.Children's Hope Scale (CHS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe Children's Hope Scale (CHS) is a six-item self-report measure of children's perceptions that their goals can be met. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing…Children's Sadness Management Scale (CSMS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Sadness Management Scale (CSMS) was developed to assess children's inhibition, dysregulated-expression, and coping with sadness experience and expression Subscore(s): There are three subscores: Dysregulated expression, Emotion regulation coping, Inhibition Note: The…Children's Self-Efficacy for Peer Interaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThis 22-item questionnaire is designed to assess children's perceptions of their ability to enact prosocial verbal persuasive skills in specific peer situations. 12 scale items describeconflict situations, and 10 items describenon-conflict situations. Students are asked to respond to each situation…Children's Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) provides information about children's perceptions of the social and academic tasks that are difficult for them. Subscore(s): 1. Self-efficacy in enlisting social resources 2. Self-efficacy for academic achievement 3. Self-efficacy for self-regulated…Children's Worry Management Scales (CWMS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Worry Management Scale (CWMS) is designed to understand how children manage anxiety and worry. Subscore(s): 1. Inhibition 2. Dysregulation 3. Coping Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s…Childrens Empathic Attitudes Questionnaire (CEAQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Children's Empathic Attitudes Questionnaire (CEAQ) is a self-report measure of empathic attitudes (modifiable knowledge structures that influence behavioural choice) towards peers, teachers, other children, animals, or other people. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes…Childrens Self-Efficacy for Peer Interaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThis 22-item questionnaire is designed to assess children's perceptions of their ability to enact prosocial verbal persuasive skills in specific peer situations. 12 scale items describe conflict situations, and 10 items describe non-conflict situations. Students are asked to respond to each…CIRCLE Classroom Observation Tool
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The CIRCLE Classroom Observation Tool is primarily used as a coaching tool to support the development of high-quality instruction in early childhood classrooms. The tool is used to rate teachers' behavior and instruction during classroom observation visits spread over a full academic year. Note:…CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) developed the Freshman Survey for collecting data on incoming college freshmen. The CIRP Freshman Survey focuses on the following domains: established behaviors in high school, academic preparedness, admissions decisions, expectations of college,…