To ‘measure’ overall classroom environment at a particular point of time
Aim
To ‘measure’ overall classroom environment at a particular point of time.
Method
Each child will need a copy of the inventory below. As a class (or in a group) pupils should be asked to circle the answer which ‘best describes what their classroom is like’. The items could be read out in turn for simultaneous, but individual, responses. Scoring of answers can be done using the teacher’s column. ‘Yes’ scores 3 and ‘No’ scores 1 except where reversed scoring is indicated (R). Omitted or indecipherable answers are scored 2.
There are five scales, made up by adding various items, as follows:
Satisfaction (S) Items 1, 6, 11, 16, 21
Friction (F) Items 2, 7, 12, 17, 22
Competitiveness (CM) Items 3, 8, 13, 18, 23
Difficulty (D) Items 4, 9, 14, 19, 24
Cohesiveness (CH) Items 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
Follow-up
Mean scores for each scale will indicate the nature of the overall classroom climate and may raise issues for further consideration, particularly if repeated some time later. (It should be noted that the inventory reproduced here is a short form of a longer instrument and is not a reliable measure of the feelings of individuals.)
NAME …………………….
What describes your classroom? | Circle your answer |
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1. The pupils enjoy their school work in my class | Yes | No |
2. Children are always fighting with each other | Yes | No |
3. Children often race to see who can finish first | Yes | No |
4. In our class the work is hard to do | Yes | No |
5. In my class everybody is my friend | Yes | No |
6. Some pupils are not happy in class | Yes | No |
7. Some of the children in our class are mean | Yes | No |
8. Most children want their work to be better than their friend’s | Yes | No |
9. Most children can do their schoolwork without help | Yes | No |
10. Some people in my class are not my friends | Yes | No |
11. Children seem to like the class | Yes | No |
12. Many children in our class like to fight | Yes | No |
13. Some pupils feel bad when they don’t do as well as the others | Yes | No |
14. Only the smart pupils can do their work | Yes | No |
15. All pupils in my class are close friends | Yes | No |
16. Some of the pupils don’t like the class | Yes | No |
17. Certain pupils always want to have their own way | Yes | No |
18. Some pupils always try to do better than others | Yes | No |
19. Schoolwork is hard to do | Yes | No |
20. All of the pupils in my class like one another | Yes | No |
21. The class is fun | Yes | No |
22. Children in our class fight a lot | Yes | No |
23. A few children in my class want to be first all of the time | Yes | No |
24. Most of the pupils in my class know how to do their work | Yes | No |
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