Instructional Climate Survey–Student (ICI-S)

The Instructional Climate Survey-Student version (ICS-S) is a 20-item measure of students' perceptions of school climate created in 1988 in response to an increased focus on school climate as a causative factor in students dropping out of school. Each item is answered on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strong disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

Content

Category
Sub-Category
Domains
Institutional Environment
Grades
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
10 minutes

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

Frank C. Worrell, Email: frankc@berkeley.edu

Open Access
Yes

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

Worrell, F. C. (2000). The reliability and validity of the instructional climate inventory-student form. Psychology in the Schools, 37(3), 291-298. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(200005)37:3<291::AID-PITS9>3.0…

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