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The Development of a Survey for the Measurement of Attitudes Toward School

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey that would help classroom teachers identify the attitudes toward school of fifth grade students in a classroom of approximately thirty students.The survey was developed from a list of statements suggested by fifth grade students. This list was categorized by a panel of judges to eliminate conflicting or confusing statements. The statements measured three objectives. These were: For the student to believe that attending school is valuable and important; For students to enjoy being at school; and For students to indicate they would choose attending school over other less appropriate activities.A sample group of 73 students completed the survey. The data were used to compute a reliability coefficient using the formula for coefficient alpha. The reliability coefficient for the survey was .8967 which indicates a reliable instrument.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unf.edu/oai:digitalcommons.unf.edu:etd-1029
Date01 January 1983
CreatorsGray, Cynthia F
PublisherUNF Digital Commons
Source SetsUniversity of North Florida
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceUNF Theses and Dissertations

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