School Implementation Climate Scale (SICS)

The 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 EBP, existing supports to deliver EBP, and integration of EBP. SICS items are Likert-scale ranging from 0 (“not at all”) to 4 ("very great extent").

Content

Category
Sub-Category
Domains
Implementation of evidence-based practices
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
21 item
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Open Access
Yes

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Thayer, A. J., Cook, C. R., Davis, C., Brown, E. C., Locke, J., Ehrhart, M. G., ... & Lyon, A. R. (2022). Construct validity of the school-implementation climate scale. Implementation Research and Practice, 3, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895221116065 

Thayer, A. J., Cook, C. R., Davis, C., Brown, E. C., Locke, J., Ehrhart, M. G., ... & Lyon, A. R. (2022): sj-pdf-2-irp-10.1177_26334895221116065 - Supplemental material for Construct validity of the school-implementation climate scale. SAGE Journals. Journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.20443230.v1

Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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