The Scale for Teachers' Assessment of Routines Engagement (STARE)

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The Scale for Teachers’ Assessment of Routines Engagement (STARE) documents teachers’ perspectives of a child’s engagement in classroom activities. Suitable for both typically developing children and children with disabilities, STARE focuses on how much time the child was engaged with adults, peers, and materials (toys, art supplies, environment in general). In addition, STARE explores how complex the engagement was. STARE is completed after a specific classroom activity and takes about 20 seconds. The STARE can be completed as frequently as necessary. 

Content

Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten
Respondent
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
<1 min
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Morales-Murillo, C. P., García-Grau, P., Grau-Sevilla, M. D., & Soucase-Lozano, B. (2020). Impact of Child Characteristics and Mother's Educational Level on Child Engagement Levels. Infants & Young Children, 33(1), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1097/IYC.0000000000000154 

Wrona, S., & Wrona, K. (2021). Engagement of Children with Special Educational Needs in Accordance with the Routines-Based Model. International Journal of Special Education, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.3

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Casey, A. M., & McWilliam, R. A. (2007). The STARE: The scale for teachers' assessment of routines engagement. Young Exceptional Children, 11(1), 2-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/109625060701100101 

McWilliam, R. A. (2000). Scale for Teachers’Assessment of Routines Engagement (STARE). Chapel Hill: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Designed for students with disabilities
Yes
Designed for English Language Learners
No