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SATIS (Student Attitude Information System) |
| Assessment Area |
Student engagement
|
| Year level |
7-10 |
| NZ origin? |
Yes |
| Standardised? |
No |
| Administration to individual or group? |
Group |
| What does it assess? |
Assesses factors that affect learning progress, including: attitude to the school, teachers, subjects, peer pressure, traumatic events, bullying, drugs, parental support and the home environment. |
| Purpose |
To assess factors that affect progress in learning. |
| Validity |
Information unavailable. |
| Reliability |
Information unavailable. |
| What measures does it give? |
Comparison graphs of percentage scores that compare a school's results against the cohort's results. |
| How long does it take to administer? |
40 minutes |
| How much training is needed? |
None |
| Scoring and data analysis |
Scoring and analysis is done by CEM (NZ). |
| Does it provide 'what next' strategies? |
No , but CEM visits schools to discuss how to use the feedback effectively to determine factors that require further investigation. |
| Is it available in te reo Maori? |
No |
| Cost? |
Per cohort and per pupil fee. See the CEM (NZ) website for details: www.cem.canterbury.ac.nz |
| Author, date of publication and publisher |
Dr Therese Boustead, CEM, University of Canterbury (2002) |
| Availability |
Available from the CEM (Curriculum, Evaluation and Management) Centre at the University of Canterbury. |
| Further Information |
The student attitude survey has been used as a base to develop a survey to assess longitudinal engagement in learning for a cluster group of schools. |
