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The reliability and validity of the instructional climate inventory‐student form
Author(s) -
Worrell Frank C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(200005)37:3<291::aid-pits9>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , school climate , consistency (knowledge bases) , test validity , psychometrics , mathematics education , factor analysis , applied psychology , statistics , clinical psychology , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
The increased focus on school climate as a causative factor in dropping out of school has led to the development of a number of instruments intended to measure perceived school climate. This study examined the reliability and validity of the Instructional Climate Survey‐Form S (ICI‐S; Braskamp & Maehr, 1988), a 20‐item instrument that measures school climate as seen by students. The internal consistency and factor structure of the ICI‐S were examined, as well as the ability of the instrument to classify students from different educational settings. Three hundred and twenty‐eight students representing three programs rated programs they attended using the ICI‐S. Factor analysis indicated that ICI‐S was best explained by one factor. The reliability coefficients of the total score were within the acceptable range (above .80) for all three programs, and the total score correctly classified 57% of the students. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.