Measures of Cultural Wellbeing

Tools to Measure a School’s Cultural Wellbeing

Measures are listed from short to long (based on the shortest form) in terms of length of Administration, and each title is hyperlinked to a corresponding section with more information. All measures are reliable and valid.

Free Measures of Cultural Wellbeing in a School Setting

These measures are for children and/or adults

Name of Measure	Intended Participants	Length	Pros	Cons
School Culture Triage Survey	Teachers and Administrators	17 items	Simple scoring Wide use	Assesses only teachers’ and administrators’ perspectives of cultural behaviors
My Class Inventory-Short Form (MCI-SF)	Elementary school students	18 items 25 items	2 versions Simple scoring Can be combined with teacher version to allow a broader view of culture	Limited responses; all are “ yes no” questions
School-Level Environment Questionnaires (SLEQ)	Teachers	21 items 56 items	Tested across South Africa, Australia, and USA Shorter version available	Shorter version not yet tested widely
The Omnibus T-Scale	Teachers	26 items	Widely tested in elementary schools	Measures only one factor: trust of school climate
My Class Inventory-Short Form for Teachers (TMCI-SF)	Teachers	30 items or 8 minutes	Multiple versions with slightly different scales increase flexibility Combined with student version enables broader view of culture
Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ)	Students	50 items	Short form and preferred environment form available	Doesn’t account for the larger school environment influence
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLES)	Students (5th-12th grade) Teachers Staff Parents	73 items 83 items 104 items 43 items (respectively see left)	- Multiple forms for different populations English and Spanish versions Tested with large sample Comprehensive view of culture	No overall scores for parent survey, emergency management, and readiness subtopics Not designed for below Grade 5

Priced Measures of Cultural Wellbeing in a School Setting

These measures are for children and adults

Name of Measure	Intended Participants	Length	Pros	Cons/Price
Student Engagement Instrument (SEI)	6th-12th graders and school staff	35 items or 18-22 minutes	Online Platform Has been used with Grades 3-5 and college aged students	Not yet priced—cost eventually available here.
Classroom Environment Scale	Teachers and Students (middle school and older)	90 items	Three separate forms Available in several languages Comprehensive view of cultural wellbeing	Price conditional on type of use and services Can reproduce paper copies or use Mind Garden’s Transform System for $2.50 per person (minimum purchase 50 or 20 respectively). Discount for higher quantities. Click here for more payment options. Long (90 items)

School Culture Triage Survey My Class Inventory-Short Form (MCI-SF)School-Level Environment Questionnaires (SLEQ)The Omnibus T-Scale My Class Inventory-Short Form for Teachers (TMCI-SF)Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ)ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLES)Student Engagement Instrument (SEI)Classroom Environment Scale

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