The School Attitude Questionnaire assesses students’ attitudes towards school for the domains of “Belongingness to School, School Image, Loneliness at School, Teaching, Testing and Feedback-Giving Activities, and Reluctance” (Seker, 2011, p.241). Each of the 22 items is a statement specifically related to one of these domains. Responses are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The questionnaire’s reliability and validity were assessed using a sample of 362 elementary students from 11 to 13 years old. Findings asserted that “there were significant correlations between students’ school attitude scores and related factors” (Seker, 2011, p.249). However, this study noted that The School Attitude Questionnaire “can be used widely and not just within the population tested in this study” (Seker, 2011, p.255). This questionnaire requires citing properly as well as contacting the author for permission.
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Specifically tested with elementary school students |
Effects of specific variables sometimes difficult to isolate: “The effect of variables, such as the school program and academic success, are not directly reflected in the questionnaire” (Seker, 2011, p.255). |
Åeker, H. (2011). Developing a questionnaire on attitude towards school. Learning Environments Research, 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-011-9096-9
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