Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ)

The SPWQ is a measure of well-being in three areas: physical activity (exercise), optimism, and conflict resolution. It was developed by Mark Taylor from the University of Queensland.

Constructs Being Measured
Primary: 
Social well-being
Secondary: 
Psychological well-being
How to Access and Cite

Contact the Teach For All TACL team for more information on this resource.

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: 

24 Likert-type items [1 (“not at all like me”), 2 (“not like me”), 3 (“a bit like me”), 4 (“a lot like
me”) to 5 (“very much like me”)]

Original target population: 

Adolescents

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

Mark Taylor
School of Education, The University of Queensland
Deutsch, 1993; Johnson & Johnson, 1982

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.