Classroom Practices Inventory (CPI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Classroom Practices Inventory is a classroom observation measure for early childhood classrooms. It is designed to assess the developmental appropriateness of classroom and curricular practices, teachers actions, children's activities, and teacher-child interactions. Note: The overview provided…Clifton StrengthsFinder
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Higher educationThe Clifton StrengthsFinder is a strengths-based measure of individual emotional, cognitive, and social skills and talents. Subscore(s): There are 34 distinct themes. Examples include "Achiever," "Command," "Empathy," and "Self-assurance." The technical report contains detailed information about…Clifton Youth Strengths Explorer (CYSE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Clifton Youth Strengths Explorer (CYSE) is a strengths-based measure of individual emotional, cognitive, and social skills and talents. 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…Coding Readiness Assessment (CRA)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe Coding Readiness Assessment (CRA) is a 21-item assessment of computational thinking and coding readiness for 3-5 year olds. It assesses constructs like sequences, patterns, looping, debugging, modeling, modularity, and spatial reasoning. Because it doesn't rely on actual coding skills, but…Cognia ™ Student Engagement Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Cognia™ Student Engagement Survey measures student engagement across elementary, middle, and high school levels by capturing students' perspectives on their learning experiences. It assesses engagement through three domains: behavioral (efforts and participation), cognitive (investment in…College Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (CASES)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The College Academic Self-Efficacy Scales (CASES) measures college students’ self-reported academic self-efficacy. CASES asks respondents to rate their confidence in various college activities such as note-taking, asking questions, writing, and class attendance. CASES has 33 items using a 5-points…College and Work Readiness Assessment Plus (CWRA+)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThe College Work Readiness Assessment Plus (CWRA+) is a performance-based assessment that measures students’ critical thinking, problem solving, scientific and quantitative reasoning, and written communication. Developed by the Council for Aid to Education in the early 2000s, it is used to assess…College Assets Measurement Profile for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Holistic, strengths-based measure of developmental assets tailored to college students.
Cautions:Limited view on resilience; omits health, genetics, finances, and inclusiveness factors. Weak demographic reporting in validation evidence; unclear generalizability across diverse student populations and institutional contexts.
Tags: College readinessThe College Assets Measurement Profile for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) is a self-report survey designed to assess positive development in college students. It draws on a developmental assets framework, focusing on the strengths, supports, and experiences that help students succeed in higher…College Mathematics Beliefs and Belonging Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to administer
Cautions:Validated in post-secondary students; Possibly more useful for researchers in its current form
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe College Mathematics Beliefs and Belonging Survey (CMBB) is a student survey designed to understand how undergraduate students experience mathematics in their early college years. It asks about students’ views of their own mathematical thinking, their beliefs about what mathematics is and how it…College Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Measures multiple factors linked to college persistence and retention. Provides actionable insights into reasons students may consider leaving.
Cautions:Some subscales showed lower reliability than others. Predictive factors may vary across institutions and student populations. Administration time may be longer than shorter screening surveys.
Tags: College readinessThe College Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ) is a student survey designed to help colleges identify first-year students who may be at risk of leaving before their sophomore year. Developed by researchers William B. Davidson, Hall P. Beck, and Meg Milligan, the questionnaire measures students’…College Readiness Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The College Readiness Assessment (CRA) is a learning progression-based measure of the trajectory of students’ abilities to connect representations of mathematical functions in grades 6-12. As a formative assessment building on cognitive research in mathematics learning, the CRA aims to help…College Readiness for Global Campus Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The College Readiness for Global Campus Survey was developed by Lee et al. (2019) to explore the college readiness of US and international undergraduate students. College readiness measures of the College Readiness for Global Campus Survey focus on two domains: academic readiness and sociocultural…College Readiness Performance Assessment System (C-PAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThinkReady (formerly C-PAS, CPAS) is an innovative assessment designed to track the development of Key Cognitive Strategies (KCS), which are the thinking skills necessary for college and career readiness and success. Through extensive research over more than a decade, Dr. David T. Conley, founder…College Readiness Scale (CRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Useful for identifying students needing transition support interventions. Integrates multiple dimensions of preparedness beyond academic skills.
Cautions:Limited evidence of predictive validity across diverse populations. May underweight structural barriers affecting college success.
The College Readiness Scale (CRS) was designed to measure college readiness for teenagers with ADHD. It is a self-report measure focusing on behaviors related to college readiness (Maitland & Quinn, 2011). The 43-item scale has three subscales: Self-determination, including self…College Student Inventory (CSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Combines academic, motivational, and social factors related to persistence. Widely used across colleges and universities.
Cautions:Commercial instrument that requires paid access and proprietary scoring. Some recommendations may require substantial advising capacity to implement.
Less useful for measuring changes over time or intervention impacts. Use for at-risk screening and intervention, not as a standalone measure of success.Tags: College readinessThe College Student Inventory (CSI) is a survey used by colleges to support first-year students early in their transition to college. It was developed by Ruffalo Noel Levitz as part of a broader retention system. The goal is to help institutions identify students’ needs, strengths, and potential…College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CSSWQ was intentionally designed as a brief measure of cumulative subjective well-being. As such, only one or two relevant indicators were selected to represent each well-being domain, resulting in a measurement model consisting of five college-grounded positive psychology traits: college…College Survival and Success Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The College Survival and Success Scale (CSSC) measures noncognitive college readiness. First designed in 2006 and in the 2nd edition since 2011, the subscales that CSSC assesses include: Commitment to education. Self- and resource-management skills. Interpersonal and social skills. Academic…Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingSelf-reported survey designed to assess denial of the existence of racism and racial dynamics. Higher scores on each of the CoBRAS factors and the total score are suggested to be related to greater: (a) global belief in a just world; (b) sociopolitical dimensions of a belief in a just world, …Communities that Care Youth Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Communities That Care (CTC) Youth Survey, developed by Drs. J. David Hawkins and Richard Catalano at the University of Washington’s Social Development Research Group, is a key tool from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, part of the U.S. Government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health…Community and Youth Collaborative Institute (CAYCI) School Experiences Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis body of surveys include forms for teacher/staff and parent/caregiver responses in addition to student responses. Each survey can include a number of scales which can be included or excluded according to the goals of the survey administrator. Some of these subscales include academic motivation,…Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Nationally benchmarked survey widely used across community colleges. Strong psychometric foundation and established administration protocols.
Cautions:Cross-institution comparisons may be affected by sampling differences. Survey fatigue can reduce response rates and data quality. Emphasizes engagement processes over learning outcomes.
Tags: College readinessThe Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) is a national survey designed to measure the quality of undergraduate education in community colleges through the lens of student engagement. Rather than relying on inputs like selectivity or resources, CCSSE defines “quality” in terms of…Competence for Civic Action
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe goal of this project was to produce a set of civic measures with good psychometric properties that are appropriate for use with young people ages 12-18. These measures tap aspects of adolescents civic behaviors, opinions, knowledge, and dispositions. These measures are easy to administer and…Comprehensive Assessment of Learning for Learning (CALL)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Instructional practicesA user-friendly school-wide needs assessment and feedback system for school improvement. The Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) provides unique tools and customized services to support professional growth, leadership development, and school improvement planning.Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) is a nationally-recognized and empircally validated school climate survey that provides an in-depth profile of your school community‘s particular strengths, as well as areas for improvement. With the CSCI, you can quickly and accurately assess…Computationally Intensive Science Career Interests (CISCI) Instrument
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Computationally Intensive Science Career Interests Instrument (CISCI) is an instument that explores middle school students' interests in careers in the intensive sciences. It contains 5 constucts/ dimensions: CIS career value, CIS academic self-efficacy, CIS career self-efficacy, CIS career…Computationally Intensive Science Career Interests (CISCI) Instrument
Expert NotesStrengths:Well suited for examining whether computationally rich science activities are associated with changes in students’ career interests
Cautions:Targets computationally intensive science careers and thus is less useful for studies examining general STEM career interests
Relies on self-report rather than actual course-taking decisions or career trajectories
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Computationally Intensive Science Career Interests Instrument (CISCI) is an instument that explores middle school students' interests in disciplines and careers requiring both traditional scientific knowledge and computer science (CS)-related understanding and skills. It contains 5 constucts or…Conceptions of Engineering: Photo Novellas Assignment and Codebook (Hammack et al., 2024)
Expert NotesStrengths:Supports engagement of rural and Indigenous students through local funds of knowledge
Multimodal format that is accessible to young learners
Cautions:Requires student access to cameras or cameraphones
Time- and labor-intensive to code and analyze
Deductive codebook may miss emergent or culturally specific ideas
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Conceptions of Engineering: Photo Novellas Assignment and Codebook is an instrument that uses photo "novella" (story) to investigate primary-grade students understanding of engineering in rural and reservation communities.The codebook was developed by two engineering professors and two…Conditions for Learning (CfL) Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: BelongingAIR supports improved student and school performance through the Conditions for Learning Survey, administered in schools across the United States, including the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The survey assesses four core constructs within elementary, middle and high schools: A safe and…Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong internal consistency and test–retest reliability; Sensitive to change over time (useful for tracking intervention effects); Applicable across settings (mental health, education, workforce, etc.)
Cautions:Not specific to education or academic contexts (needs interpretation for higher ed use); Scores can be influenced by current mood or temporary stress levels
The Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is a survey that measures how well a person can cope with stress and recover from difficult situations. It treats resilience as something that can change over time, and that may improve with support or treatment, especially for conditions like anxiety,…Continuing Motivation Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Measures not only engagement but avoidance, enabling differentiation between lack of interest and active disengagement.
Cautions:Mentions of media types where students might encounter science content need updating (e.g. magazine subscriptions)
Take care when scoring: Some items are reverse-coded.
Not to be used as a diagnostic for individuals.
If you want to use it for ages other than late elementary/middle, verify its reliability and validity with those other age groups first.
Doesn't make sense with populations who don't have internet access.
Zoos, nature hikes, and natural history museums are left out of the survey items because they weren't relevant to the population originally tested on
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Continuing Motivation Survey (CMS) is a survey that assesses students' engagement with science content outside of school. It is composed of 19 instruments, and studies students' motivation around science education outside of school and school-mandated education.The term "continuing motivation"…