School Climate Measure (SCM)

This revised version of the School Climate Measure (SCM) is a 42-item measure comprised of 10 subscales, all rated on a 5-point Likert scale. An additional 2 subscales, Parental Involvement and Opportunities for Student Engagement, have been added to the original 8 subscales (Positive Student-Teacher Relationships, School Connectedness, Academic Support, Order and Discipline, Physical Environment, Social Environment, Perceived Exclusion, and Academic Satisfaction) from the first version of the SCM.

Content

Category
Sub-Category
Domains
Relationships, Safety
Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
Administered during a 45-minute class period
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price
Free
Contact

Keith J. Zullig, West Virginia University Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Phone: 304-293-1091

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Daily, S. M. et al. (2019). School climate and academic achievement in middle and high school students. Journal of School Health, 89(3), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12726

Daily, S.M., Mann M.J., et al. (2020). School climate as an intervention to reduce academic failure and educate the whole child: A longitudinal study. Journal of School Health, 90(3), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12863

Zullig, K.J., Ward, R.M., Scott Huebner, E. et al. (2018). Association between adolescent school climate and perceived quality of life. Child Indicators Research 11, 1737–1753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-017-9521-4 (Subscales used)

Martin, R. E. (2020). School climate as a moderator of childhood risk for competence in early adulthood. [Master's thesis, Villanova University]. Proquest. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2459336437/80A0958728F548ECPQ/

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Zullig, K. J. et al. (2015). Preliminary development of a revised version of the school climate measure. Psychological Assessment, 27(3), 1072-1081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000070

Psychometric Considerations

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