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Scale: Parent's Perceptions of Self-Efficacy For Helping Child
Succeed in School (7 items) reported standardized alpha = .75
Source
Adapted from Hoover-Dempsey, K.V., Bassler, O.C., & Brissie,
J.S. (1992). Explorations in parent-school relations. Journal of Educational
Research, 85, (5), 287-294.
Response format and scale
All items in the scale use a disagree very strongly to agree
very strongly response format: Disagree very strongly = 1, disagree
= 2, disagree just a little = 3, agree just a little = 4, agree =5, agree
very strongly = 6
Instructions
Please indicate how much you AGREE or DISAGREE with each of the
following statements. Please think about the current school year
as you consider each statement.
Scale scoring
Total scale scores range from 7 to 42. Higher scores indicate a
stronger sense of efficacy for helping the child succeed in school.
Scale (7 items)
| I know how to help my child do well in school.
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22 |
| I don't know if I'm getting through to my child.
(reverse scored)
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18 |
I don't know how to help my child make good grades
in school.
(reverse scored)
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32 |
| I feel successful about my efforts to help my child
learn. |
11 |
Other children have more influence on my child's
grades than I do.
(reverse scored) |
29 |
| I don't know how to help my child learn. (reverse
scored) |
2 |
| I make a significant difference in my child's school
performance. |
1 |
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