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Sense of Belonging (Strayhorn)
Tags: Belonging, College readinessA family of items grounded in Strayhorn's theoretical model laid out in his 2012 book College Students' Sense of Belonging.View InstrumentCommunity College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
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…View InstrumentShift and Persist
Tags: College readinessThe Shift-and-Persist instrument was developed by Edith Chen to operationalize adaptive coping strategies among individuals facing adversity. The questionnaire consists of two subscales—shift (cognitive reappraisal and secondary control coping) and persist (purpose in life, optimism, and future…View InstrumentSurvey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) is a student survey designed to help community and technical colleges understand students’ experiences during the earliest weeks of college. Developed by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) at The University of Texas at…View InstrumentStudent Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ)
Tags: College readinessThe Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) is a self-report instrument designed to assess how well students adjust to college across multiple domains. It captures academic, social, personal-emotional, and institutional attachment aspects of adaptation. The SACQ is widely used in…View InstrumentInterpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ)
The Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ) is a self-report measure of individuals’ perceived ability to initiate, maintain, and manage interpersonal relationships. Developed by William Buhrmester and colleagues in 1988, it assesses five domains of interpersonal competence: Initiation of…View InstrumentConnor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
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,…View InstrumentCollege Assets Measurement Profile for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS)
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…View InstrumentBrief COPE Inventory
The Brief COPE Inventory is a short, self-report questionnaire designed to assess how individuals respond to stress. Developed by Charles S. Carver in 1997, it is a streamlined version of the earlier COPE Inventory (1989).View InstrumentAcademic Resilience Scale (ARS-30)
Tags: College readinessThe Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) is a student self-report survey that measures how well learners respond to academic challenges, setbacks, and pressure. It focuses on students’ ability to stay motivated, manage stress, and persist when schoolwork becomes difficult.Students completing the ARS…View InstrumentAcademic Delay of Gratification Scale (ADOGS)
Tags: College readinessThe Academic Delay of Gratification Scale (ADOGS) is an adaptation of the Multidimensional Delay of Gratification Scale (Ward et al. 1989). It measures students’ willingness to delay immediate rewards in favor of longer-term academic goals, a key aspect of self-regulation. The instrument presents…View InstrumentStudent Self-Expectancies and Task Value
Tags: College readinessStudent Self-Expectancies and Task Value scale were created by Eccles and colleagues (2005) and later applied in higher education settings by Davis and colleagues (2019).View InstrumentStudent Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ)
The Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ) is a student self-report questionnaire developed in 2005 by Handelsman and colleagues to measure how actively students engage in a specific course. Rather than focusing on general attitudes about school, the SCEQ captures what students actually do…View InstrumentCollege Student Inventory (CSI)
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…View InstrumentCollege Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ)
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’…View InstrumentBeginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)
The Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) is a student survey given to incoming college students, usually before they start their first term. It collects information about students’ high school experiences, academic preparation, and expectations for college. BCSSE was introduced in…View InstrumentBecoming Effective Learners Survey
The Becoming Effective Learners Student Survey (BEL-S) was designed to identify and measure constructs within five categories of noncognitive factors—academic behaviors, academic perseverance, academic mindsets, learning strategies, and social skills—as well as identifying and measuring classroom…View InstrumentMotivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)
The MSLQ assesses learning strategies and motivation in college students. The motivation scales assess (1) value (intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, task value), (2) expectancy (control beliefs about learning, self-efficacy); and (3) affect (test anxiety). The learning strategies section is…View InstrumentNew General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE)
Tags: Indigenous peoples, College readiness, Efficacy, Higher education, Social and emotional learningThe New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE) is a short self-report survey that measures a person’s overall belief in their ability to handle challenges and complete tasks. It focuses on general confidence rather than confidence in a specific subject or skill. The scale typically includes a small set…View InstrumentAdapted State Metacognitive Inventory
The State Metacognitive Inventory consists of 20 items that measure self-regulatory processes in high school and college aged students within academic settings. Question items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The inventory is comprised…View InstrumentGrit Scale
The Grit Scale measures the extent to which individuals are able to maintain focus and interest, and persevere in obtaining long-term goals. It has 8-item, 10-item, and 12-item versions. Subscore(s): Goal Directed Behavior Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may…View InstrumentThe Social Connectedness Scale-Revised
The Social Connectedness Scale includes 8 items and measures students' sense of connectedness, affiliation, and companionship to provide a broad picture of belongingness. The authors have an accompanying Social Assurance scale (which measures students' sense of companionship and affiliation) often…View InstrumentPatterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS)
PALS is used to investigate the relationship between a student's learning environment and their affect, motivation, and behavior. It consists of both a student scale and a teacher scale. The student scale investigates personal achievement goal orientations, perceptions of teacher goals, perceptions…View InstrumentCollege Readiness Assessment
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…View InstrumentCollege Survival and Success Scale
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…View InstrumentReadiness and Expectations Questionnaire (REQ)
The Readiness and Expectations Questionnaire (REQ) is a researcher-designed instrument for measuring first-year postsecondary students’ expectations and preparedness for studying in college (Jansen et al., 2013; Jansen & van der Meer, 2007). In the domain of student expectations, the REQ…View InstrumentCollege Readiness for Global Campus Survey
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…View InstrumentCollege Readiness Scale (CRS)
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…View InstrumentOnline Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS)
Developed by Hung et al. (2010) and validated on a sample of Taiwanese college students, the Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) explores five dimensions of readiness to study online: self-directed learning, learner control, motivation for learning, computer/Internet self-efficacy, and online…View InstrumentPostsecondary education-going access aspirations (PEG-AA) scale
The postsecondary education-going access aspirations (PEG-AA) scale proposed by Martinez et al. (2017) focuses on students’ ability to sustain hopes and dreams for the future despite real or perceived barriers. PEG-AA has 14 Likert-type questions (from 1 “not important” to 3 “very important”) on…View Instrument