Self Determination Inventory (SDI)

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Instrument Overview

The 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 perspective. These two assessments can be combined for a full view of a student's self-determination. The assessment uses a continuous scale between "Agree" and "Disagree" on their online platform.  For a non-visual option, those using a screen reader can use higher numbers to show higher agreement. There are 17 questions in the measure.  Subscore(s): Goal Setting

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Organization

Topic
Student Well-Being
Student Well-Being Category
Student Social and Emotional Competencies

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Tags
Social and emotional learning

Content

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Management ; Responsible Decision Making ; Goal Setting
Languages
English,
Spanish,
American Sign Language
Respondent
Student,
Teacher,
Parent

Administration Information

Length
17 items
Administration
Computer

Access and Use

Contact

Kansas University Center of Developmental Disabilities
selfdetermination@ku.edu (785) 864-7600

Link
https://selfdetermination.ku.edu/homepage/assessments/
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Undefined

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Mumbardó-Adam, C., Guàrdia-Olmos, J., Giné, C., Shogren, K. A., & Vicente Sánchez, E. (2018). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Self-Determination Inventory Student Self-Report: A structural equation modeling approach. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(6), 545-557. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-123.6.545 Shogren, K. A., Wehmeyer, M. L., Little, T. D., Forber-Pratt, A. J., Palmer, S. B., & Seo, H. (2017). Preliminary validity and reliability of scores on the Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report version. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 40(2), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143415594335

Shogren, K. A., Little, T. D., Grandfield, E., Raley, S., Wehmeyer, M. L., Lang, K. M., & Shaw, L. A. (2020). The Self-Determination Inventory - Student Report: Confirming the factor structure of a new measure. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45(2), 110-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508418788168

Shogren, K. A., Shaw, L. A., & Mumbardó-Adam, C. (2019). The Assessment of Self-Determination in Spanish and American Adolescents: The Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 57(4), 274-288. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-57.4.274