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

Appendix A: Research Measures for Measuring Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Article Author(s) Publication Description
Date
Hammond, C. 1994 -24 items that measure faculty motivation and satisfaction on three
subscales: 1. Personal; 2. Co-curricula, and 3. Curricular motivations
Miller, J. 1994 -11 items that inquires about student opinions of placement site,
personal experience, and academic experience related to service
Hesser, G. 1995 -Faculty rate the impact of service on 11 Liberal Arts Learning
outcomes (i.e., written communication skills)
Olney, C. &
Grande, S.
1995 -¹,³The Scale of Service-Learning is a 60-item scale that measures
developmental phases of the service-learning model
-²The Defining Issues Test is an objective measure of moral
reasoning as defined by Kohlberg’s theory
-²The Scale of Intellectual Development is a 102-item that measures
intellectual and developmental stages of Dualism, Relativism, and
Commitment
-²Measures of Moral Orientation assesses two orientations toward
moral decision making as described by Gilligan
1995 -6 items that measure the degree to which students stereotype
older adult nursing home residents
Greene, D. &
Diehm, G.
Myers-Lipton, S. 1995 -²The Modern Racism Scale measures racism based on the theory of
modern or symbolic racism
Kendrick, J. R. 1996 -15 items that measure social responsibility and personal efficacy;
-9 items that measure values or beliefs from helping others
Hudson, W. E. 1996 -18 items that measure public policy beliefs; 9 items that measure
course impact
Eyler, J., Giles, D.
E., & Braxton, J.
1996 -²The National Study of Service-Learning Impacts on Students
includes citizenship confidence scales, citizenship values, citizenship
scales, and perceptions of social justice. This survey was developed
as part of the Measuring Citizenship Project at Rutgers University
Miller, J. 1997 -Two questions that measure students’ perception of power
Wade, R.C., &
Yarbrough, D. B.
Osborne, R. E.,
Hammerich, S.,
Hensley, C.
1997 -Preceptor teacher survey measures their level of satisfaction with
the student teacher and the University;
-Student teacher survey measures his satisfaction with the
preceptor teacher and service experience
1997 -²A survey of measures used to assess self-esteem in students. These
measures included the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale, the Cognitive
Complexity Scale, the Texas Social Behavior Inventory, the
Spontaneous Self-Concept measure, and the Remote Associations
Test
Mabry, B. 1998 -¹,³22 items that measure personal social values, civic attitudes,
perceived course impact on civic attitudes, and perceived academic
benefit of service-learning
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