Self Regulation assessment

This resource is from a publication titled "Assessing Self-Regulation: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners". This questionnaire is used to assess children’s ability to regulate negative emotions and disruptive behavior, and to set and attain goals. Indicators - goal setting and self control. For elementary and middle school, this resource contains different versions for primary school students and secondary students (adolescents).
You can read more about it here on https://www.childtrends.org/publications/assessing-self-regulation-a-guide-for-out-of-school-time-program-practitioners

Constructs Being Measured
Primary: 
Self-regulation
Secondary: 
Agency
How to Access and Cite

To access the resource, visit https://www.childtrends.org/publications/assessing-self-regulation-a-guide-for-out-of-school-time-program-practitioners

Outcome Families
Well-being
Connectedness
Awareness
Agency
Mastery
Programmatic Purpose
Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items: 

Likert scale self-report

Original target population: 

Primary and secondary (two different versions for each)

Format: 
Self-report
Applicable Grade Levels
Pre-primary
Primary
Secondary
Post-secondary
Supporting Research

Bandy, T, and Moore, K. (2010) "Assessing Self-Regulation: A Guide for Out-Of-School Time Program Practicioners." Child Trends.

Rationale

This tool captures Awareness - focuses on understanding some aspects of one's actions and behaviours. Also captures Agency - contains a secondary focus on pursuit of Goals.

Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.