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ASSESSMENT of the Social…
ASSESSMENT of the Social-Emotional Attributes of Classrooms
METHODOLOGY
CLASSROOM
distinguished by general patterns of interactions feelings and skills
valuable information to be used in a number of ways
assessors must be trained well to ensure reliability of their ratings
INDIVIDUAL
used to monitor how different experiences relate to different outcomes
combined multiple individual assessments sometimes used a proxy for classroom assessment
examine impact that school programs have on individual students
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
first-hand experience
student may be limited in ability to reflect and report
variability in ratings make prediction of student outcomes difficult
TEACHER PERSPECTIVE
high variability ratings need to be addressed by teacher
offers intimate and unique perspectives
global evaluative statements (present and history can provide valuable information)
Subject to bias
can create classroom score levels for multiple classroom analysis
teacher can rate the quality of the interactions
INDEPENDANT OBSERVER
use non-invested observers to minimize bias
pay attention to include varied times of day
is the observation filmed or live observation?
coder ratings have internal variations
personalities vary
experience level
education level
random classroom assignment is absolutely necessary
MEASURES
STUDENT
PEER NOMINATION
student reflects on individual relationships in the classroom
rejected students perceptions often used as proxy for negative feelings in the classroom
SURVEYS
general classroom judgements
SURVEY EXAMPLES
Learning Environment Inventory
Classroom Environment Scale
MyClass Inventory
individual student perspective
TEACHER
individual teacher perspective
general classroom judgements
similar surveys used for teachers, but reworded from the teacher's perspective
Student-teacher relationship scale
closeness
conflict
dependency
support
OBSERVER
CLASS widely used (Classroom Assessment Scoring System
validated
theory-based
4 dimensional
positive climate
negative climate
teacher sensitive
regard for student perspective