A COMPENDIUM OF SCALES for use in the SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Perceptions 7
Problem-Solving 1
Satisfaction 10
Self-Esteem (Self-Efficacy, Competence) 8
Service Impacts (Career) 4
Social Justice 4
Social Responsibility 3
Stereotypes (Racism, Ageism) 5
Student Learning 10
Tension 1
Volunteering (Helping) 3
Population that the measure was intended
Students 62
Alumni 2
Faculty 5
Community Partners 5
Institutions (Administration) 1
*Note. n refers to the number of items, scales, and measures reported in the MJCSL from 1994-
2015. Some measures assess more than one construct or are used with more than one group.
Results
Twenty-four percent of the articles published in MJCSL between 1994 and 2015 included
quantitative measures as data collection methods. Out of the 67 articles that met the inclusion
criteria, 38 of them included psychometric evidence about the measure. Of these articles, 25 of
them reported on measures designed to assess service-learning. As shown in Table 2, 21
measures designed to assess service impacts with supporting psychometric evidence derived
from 18 articles represented the final set.
Table 2
Measures Used to Assess Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Measure Scale Response
Format
Scale of Service-Learning Single-item
5-point
Involvement
4 subscales
Likert scale
Personal Social Values and Civic Single-item
4-point,
Attitudes
2 subscales
Likert-type
scale; 5-
point Likert
scale
Psychometric Evidence
Reported in the Article
Modest to strong
Modest to strong
Community Service self-Efficacy Single-item 10-point Fair to strong
105