| Title: |
Validation of the Academic School Climate Scale for Students |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Crystal Spring (ORCID 0000-0001-7824-0301); Andrea Ochoa (ORCID 0009-0004-7867-0140) |
| Source: |
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 2024 42(5):483-497. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
15 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12 |
| Descriptors: |
Educational Environment; Measures (Individuals); Student Attitudes; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Sex; Instructional Program Divisions; Race; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Test Construction |
| DOI: |
10.1177/07342829241249353 |
| ISSN: |
0734-2829; 1557-5144 |
| Abstract: |
This study sought to develop an Academic School Climate Scale measuring students' perceptions of the learning environments at their schools. With a pilot sample of 1,265 students and validation sample of 14,773 students in Grades 4-12 in schools across the U.S., results of EFA and CFA supported a bifactor model with a general factor and three subscales: High Standards, Teacher Support of Student Learning, and Peer Support of Learning. We found scalar invariance by gender and race, and metric invariance by grade band. Correlations of the Academic School Climate Scale with open classroom climate and school climate indicated concurrent validity. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1432364 |
| Database: |
ERIC |