Revise the safe and respectful school climate domain of the elementary school student survey to improve its internal consistency reliability¶

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Description¶

The study team recommended revisions to the safe and respectful school climate domain of the elementary school student survey after reliability analysis showed it "fell short of the established threshold for reliability based on the correlations among the items within the domain". The recommendation targets improving internal consistency reliability of that domain specifically.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Reliability analysis based on correlations among items within the domain to identify which items need revision

Constraints¶

• The recommendation applies to the safe and respectful school climate domain of the elementary school student survey, not the other domains

Target Learners¶

• Elementary school students in Pennsylvania schools using the voluntary survey

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accurate measurement of school climate domains for tracking and identifying areas needing support

Related Strategies¶

• Use a voluntary statewide climate survey to track climate and identify schools needing support

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Whitney Kozakowski, Sonia Alves, Michelle Bennett, Alyson Burnett. (2024). Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Pennsylvania School Climate Survey for Elementary School Students. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/assessing-the-validity-and-reliability-of-the-pennsylvania-school-climate-survey