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

Preference (i.e., commitment to short term service that is convenient for the helper); (b)
Affiliation Involvement Preference (i.e., commitment tends to be infrequent and shorter in
duration); (c) Experimentation Involvement Preference (i.e., desire to make a difference in the
lives of others and to learn more about the community); and (d) Assimilation Involvement
Preference (i.e., career and lifestyle decisions based on service to be a responsible citizen).
Cronbach alpha coefficients range from .63 to .74.
Community Service Preference Scale
Developed by Moely, Furco, and Reed (2008) and adapted from items created by Moely and
Miron (2005) to assess student preferences for typical service activities, this 16-item self-report
questionnaire yields scores on four scales: (a) Charity Oriented Experience (i.e., helping those in
need); (b) Social Change-Oriented Experience (i.e., changing public policy for the benefit of
people); (c) Charity Orientation (i.e., a service placement where you can really become involved
in helping others); and (d) Social Change Orientation (i.e., a service placement where you can
contribute to social change that affects us all). Cronbach alpha coefficients range from .83 to
.90. (Moely & Illustre, 2014).
Course Satisfaction Measures
Developed by Moely, McFarland, Miron, Mercer, and Ilustre (2002), this instrument assesses
student views of their courses on four subscales, including; (a) Course Value (i.e., how useful
was the material covered in class); (b) Learning about Academic Field (i.e., application of the
course concepts, interest in the field,); (c) Learning about the Community (i.e., working with
others effectively and seeing social problems in a new way); and (d) Contribution to the
Community (i.e., how useful were service activities). Cronbach alpha coefficients range from .74
to .82 (Moely, et al., 2002).
Items Used to Measure Integrity
Developed by Bringle, Hatcher, and Mcintosh (2006), these items assess integrity components
(i.e., when I am involved in service, I focus on meeting the immediate need) based on Morton’s
concept of integrity in students involved in community service. Factor analyses with varimax
rotation were conducted on the 10 items. Seven of the 10 factors loaded onto two factors,
identity and long-term commitments. The Cronbach alpha coefficient for integrity is .67 and for
long-term commitments is .66.
Personal Social Values Scale
Developed by Marby (1998), this nine-item questionnaire yields scores on two subscales: (a)
Personal Social Values (i.e., helping others with difficulty); and (b) Civic Attitudes (i.e., adults
should give some time for the good of their community). Cronbach alpha coefficients range
from .63 to .81. A factor analysis was conducted with the Civic Attitudes subscale and academic
benefit questions establishing a single-factor of civic attitudes (Bringle, et al., 2004; Marby,
1998).
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