Community and Youth Collaborative Institute (CAYCI) School Experiences Survey

This body of surveys include forms for teacher/staff and parent/caregiver responses in addition to student responses. Each survey can include a number of scales which can be included or excluded according to the goals of the survey administrator. Some of these subscales include academic motivation, experiences in schools, substance use, and peer relationships.

Content

Domains
Social Awareness,
Self Awareness,
Self Management,
Responsible Decision Making,
Relationship Skills
Subdomain

Community, Help Seeking, School Climate

Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English,
Spanish
Respondent
Student,
Teacher,
Parent

Administration Information

Length
Depends based on number of scales chosen to include
Qualifications

N/A

Administration
Computer,
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Price

Questions and scales are free to use in the public domain with email permission from developers. CAYCI offers paper or online survey formats, assistance with analyzing and understanding data, and a results report for a fee. Base fee per school starts at $350 for online data collection. An additional fee is incurred for hard copy paper surveys. Pricing details can be found here: https://cayci.osu.edu/cayci-surveys/cayci-costs-reports/

Contact

Community and Youth Collaborative Institute, 614-292-6934 cayci@osu.edu

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Anderson-Butcher, D., Amorose, A., Bates, S. M., Iachini, A. L., Ball, A., & Henderson, T. (2020). Driving School Improvement Planning with Community and Youth Collaborative Institute School Experience Surveys (CAYCI-SES). Children & Schools, 42(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdz028

Dinnen, H. L., Baker, J., Dallal, R., Brann, K., & Flaspohler, P. D. (2020). An exploration of school mobility: Risks and protective factors in late elementary. Psychology in the Schools, 57(12), 1864-1877. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22393

Hoffman, J. A., Anderson-Butcher, D., Fuller, M., & Bates, S. (2017). The school experiences of rural youths: A study in Appalachian Ohio. Children & Schools, 39(3), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdx010

Psychometrics

Scoring
Computer scoring,
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Pyschometrics and technical reports for each scale can be found on the website: http://cayci.osu.edu/surveys/surveys-and-technical-reports/.

Ball, A., Bates, S., Amorose, A., & Anderson-Butcher, D. (2019). The parent perceptions of overall school experiences scale: Initial development and validation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(3), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282917742310

National Comparison
Yes
Item Type
Multiple choice
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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