Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ)

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

A 35-item Likert self-report instrument developed by Loucks and colleagues within the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to measure educators' intensity across seven stages of concern about an educational innovation.

Components

Claims

• Individual teachers' concern profiles vary widely and can diverge from group trends during implementation [+W]
• Anticipating a workshop versus having prior workshop experience differentiates teachers' concern profiles [+W]
• The two-week SCIS workshop shifted participants' concerns from lower-stage nonuser patterns toward higher-stage user patterns [+W]
• Teachers' concerns follow a developmental trend from lower to higher stages during curriculum implementation [+W]

Related Products and Programmes

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Key Sources

• Loucks, Susan F. (1977). Concerns Expressed by Elementary School Teachers about the Implementation of the SCIS Curriculum. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED250163
• Wesley, Marion T., Jr. and Franks, Melvin Eugene. (1996). Advanced Adoption of Computer Technology in the Classroom and Teachers' Participation in Voluntary Innovation Adoption Activities. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED402907
• Hall, Gene E.; Rutherford, William L. (1983). Client Concerns: A Guide to Facilitating Institutional Change. Research and Development Center for Teacher Education, The University of Texas at Austin. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED251728

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title	Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ)
description	A 35-item Likert self-report instrument developed by Loucks and colleagues within the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to measure educators' intensity across seven stages of concern about an educational innovation.
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sources	3 — loucks-1977, wesley-1996, hall-1983

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