School Engagement Measure (Fredricks)
EducationReliability: alphas 0.74–0.853 sample items
About this scale
A 19-item measure of school engagement across three subscales: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement.
Sample item(s)
“I follow the rules at school (behavioral)”
“I feel happy in school (emotional)”
“I check my schoolwork for mistakes (cognitive)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.74–0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational school-engagement measure.
Source & citation
Fredricks, J. A., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Paris, A. H. (2004): School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence. Review of Educational Research, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 59–109.
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