ERIC Number: ED280882
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Oct
Pages: 29
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The School Profiling Guide: Attitude Measurement.
Anderson, Patricia S.
This guide is part of a series designed to assist school personnel to profile their data to support local school decisions. The profiling process can be used in school improvement programs. This particular guide describes the measurement of student attitudes toward schooling, about one's schools performance, about feelings toward school as a place to learn, or about others' judgments of one's school performance. Criteria for attitude test selection are outlined, including test validity, community standards of appropriateness, provision of information by the test publisher, norms, age appropriateness, score reports, and instructions for interpretation. Planning of the data collection is recommended. Testing should occur within a week of the achievement testing, if attitudes and achievement are to be compared. Decisions must be made about who to test, whether the responses need be anonymous, additional biographical information needed, and scoring procedures. Standard procedures should be used for administering tests and recording data. Procedures for reporting and interpreting the data are illustrated, using Scott Foresman's School Attitude Measure as an example. Suggestions for evaluating the findings and developing goals are included. (GDC)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A


