Average
score of
Average score of question
question group
Question Group 1 - Self-Management: How well
students manage their emotions, thoughts, and
behaviors in different situations. 3.5
During the past 30 days…
How often did you get your work done right away,
instead of waiting until the last minute? 3.2
When you were working independently, how often
did you stay focused? 3.6
How often did you remain calm, even when
someone was bothering you or saying bad things? 3.6
How often did you allow others to speak without
interruption? 3.7
Question Group 2 - Social Awareness: How well
students consider the perspectives of others and
empathize with them. 3.5
During the past 30 days….
How carefully did you listen to other people's
points of view? 3.8
How much did you care about other people's
feelings? 3.9
How often did you compliment others'
accomplishments? 3.7
How well did you get along with students who are
different from you? 3.6
How clearly were you able to describe your
feelings? 2.9
When others disagreed with you, how respectful
were you of their views? 3.6
To what extent were you able to disagree with
others without starting an argument? 3.0
Question Group 3 - Self-Efficacy: How much
students believe they can succeed in achieving
academic outcomes. 3.4
How confident are you that you can complete all
the work that is assigned in your classes? 3.7
When complicated ideas are presented in class, how
confident are you that you can understand them? 3.6
How confident are you that you can do the hardest
work that is assigned in your classes? 3.3
How confident are you that you will remember
what you learned in your current classes, next year?
3.0
Question Group 4 - School Climate: Perceptions
of the overall social and learning climate of the
school. 3.0
How positive or negative is the energy of the
school? 3.1
At your school, how much does the behavior of
other students hurt or help your learning? 3.0
Question Group 5 - Sense of Belonging: How
much students feel that they are valued
members of the school community. 3.0
How well do people at your school understand you
as a person? 2.9
How connected do you feel to the adults at your
school? 2.6
How much respect do students in your school show
you? 2.8
Overall, how much do you feel like you belong at
your school? 3.6
Average score of all questions 3.4
This survey was adapted from work developed by the CORE Districts,
Transforming Education, and their research partners, as well as work developed at
Harvard University by Dr. Hunter Gehlbach and his research team at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education.