Types of Instruments
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Example Measures & Constructs
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Causal (process) variables |
social support, group dynamics, activities |
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Community, group, school & workplace |
community engagement, group cohesion, school climate, workplace
effectiveness |
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Environmental attitudes & knowledge |
local environmental knowledge, environmental awareness |
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Personal & social development
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coping, life effectiveness, communication skills |
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Personality & psychological profiling |
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, 360 degree feedback, Personality profiles |
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Physical health & development |
physical self-concept, physical activity, health and wellbeing |
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Program quality surveys |
satisfaction with quality of program |
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Psychological & behavioral health |
mental health, resilience, psychological well-being and distress |
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Self-constructs |
self-esteem, self-confidence, self-efficacy, self-concept |
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Youth-at-risk outcomes |
personal, social, behavior |
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Other instruments of note |
general, environmental, outdoor, personality |
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List of Instruments
Causal (Process) Variable Measures
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Community, Group, School & Workplace Measures
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Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge & Behavior Measures
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Outdoor Education Measures
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Personal & Social Development Measures
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Personality, Psychological
& Team/Workplace Profiling
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Physical Health & Development Measures
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Program Quality Surveys
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Psychological & Behavioral
Health Measures
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Self-constructs
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Youth-at-Risk Outcomes
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Other Instruments of
Note
General
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Adaptive Behavior Scales for the Disabled (ABSD; Brannan, Arick & Fullerton,
1996)
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Bender-Gestalt Test
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Community Involvement Scale (Staunton, 2001)
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Fear Survey Schedule for Children - Revised (King & Ollendick, 1990)
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H-R Stress Test
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Hudson Generalized Contentment Scale
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Orientation to Life Questionnaire (Sense of Coherence; Antonovsky, 1987)
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Platt Affective Behavior Scales (PABS)
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RAY Questionnaire (Dominance)
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School Motivation Analysis Test (Krug, Cattell, & Sweney,1976)
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Slosson Drawing Coordination Test
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Social Skills Checklist (Gass, c. 1997)
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The University Students' Motivation & Satisfaction Questionnaire (Neill, 2004)
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The Workplace Climate Inventory
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Quick Fun Questionnaire 2 (Richards, 1986)
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Wide Range Achievement Test
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Bottom-line Measures
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Academic grades
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Behavioral assessment by others
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Cost-effectiveness
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Recidivism
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School Attendence
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Coping, Cognitive Appraisal &
Stress
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Coping Strategies Self Assessment (CSSA)
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Stress-Arousal Checklist (SACL)
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Environmental Attitude,
Knowledge & Behavior Measures
- Awareness of Consequences Scales (AC)
- Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) (Mayer & Frantz, 2004)
- Environmental behavioral index
- Environmental Concern Scales (EC)
- Forest Values Scales (FV)
- Milward-Ginter Outdoor Attitude Inventory (MGOAI)
- Environmental Paradigm Scales (NEP)
- ROPER Organisation Scales
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Outdoor Education Measures
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Outdoor Education Practicum Questionnaire (Quinn, c. 1995)
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Outdoor Skills Inventory (OSI; Brannan, Arick, & Fullerton, 1996)
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Outward Bound Questionnaire (Plakun et al 1981)
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Survey of Outdoor Based Experiential Education
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Wilderness Adventure Check-in Survey (WACS; Crisp, 2001)
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Personality, Psychological & Team/Workplace
Profiling
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16 Personality Factors
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Australian Sex-Role Inventory (ASRS; Antill, et al, 1981)
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Belbin Team Role Questionnaire (Belbin, 1991)
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Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI;
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California Psychological Inventory (1987)
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Children's Sex-Role Inventory (Boldizar, 1991)
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Draw-a-Person Test
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Jesness Inventory (Jesness, 1967)
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Management Sociometry Exercise (Richards, 1990)
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Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI)
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
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Personal Style Inventory Questionnaire (Jewler & Gardner, 1993)
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Projective Drawings
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Rorschach Inkblot
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Sentence Completion Test
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Teachers Leadership Style Questionnaire (adapted from Myers, 1970)
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Thematic Apperception Test
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Work Aspect Preference Scale (Pryor, 1981)
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Self-constructs
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Adult Nowicki-Strickland Scale (Self-esteem; ANS-IE)
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Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (Coopersmith, 1984)
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Hudson Index of Self-Esteem
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Martinek-Zaichkowsky Self-Concept Scale for Children (MZSCs)
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Physical Self-Efficacy Scale (Ryckman, et al, 1982)
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Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (Piers, 1969, 1984; Piers & Harris,
1964)
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Semantic Differential (Self-concept; Osgood, 1957)
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Self-Control Schedule (Learned Resourcefulness; Rosenbaum, 1980)
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Self Description Inventory
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