YouthTruth Survey

Constructs
  • Student Survey (grades 3-12): Student Engagement; Academic Challenge; Relationships; Belonging & Peer Collaboration; School Culture; Instructional Methods (Elementary School Student Survey Only); College & Career Readiness (High School Student Survey Only) 

  • Staff Survey: Engagement; Relationships; Culture; School Safety; Professional Development & Support 

  • Family Survey: Engagement; Relationships; Communication & Feedback; Culture; School Safety; Resources 

Respondents
Elementary School Students (grades 3-5); Middle School Students (grades 6-8); High School Students (grades 9-12); Staff (K-12); Family (K-12)
Reports
  • American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education, & Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. (2014). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington, DC: AERA. 
  • Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Astor, R. A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). A Research Synthesis of the Associations Between Socioeconomic Background, Inequality, School Climate, and Academic Achievement. Review of Educational Research, 87(2), 425–469. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316669821  
  • Habermas, Jürgen. "The theory of communicative action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and system: A critique of functionalist reason." (1985). Habermas, Jürgen. "The theory of communicative action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and system: A critique of functionalist reason." (1985). 
  • Henderson, A. T., & Mapp, K. L. (2002). A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. https://sedl.org/connections/resources/evidence.pdf  
  • Kline, P. (1999). The handbook of psychological testing (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. 
  • McCoach, D. Betsy, Robert K. Gable, and John P. Madura. "Instrument development in the affective domain." Social and Corporate Applications: Springer (2013). 
  • YouthTruth. (2022, August). Design & Methodology Report: Family and Staff Surveys 2022. https://youthtruthsurvey.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-YouthTruth-Family-and-Staff-Design-and-Methodology-Report.pdf  
  • YouthTruth. (2022, August). Design & Methodology Report: Student Survey 2022. https://youthtruthsurvey.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-YouthTruth-Student-Design-and-Methodology-Report.pdf    
Survey Instruments

Please note that while a sample copy of the survey instruments can be found here, they are copyright protected.  Information on obtaining the survey instruments can be found at https://youthtruthsurvey.org/get-started/ or email hello@youthtruthsurvey.org with questions. The Student Survey is available in English, Spanish and Russian. The survey is available in English and Spanish. The Family Survey is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, French, and Portuguese. 

Survey Level
K-12
Survey Data
Non-federal

This is one of the K-12 Surveys listed in the School Climate Survey Compendium.

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