Home   Papers Scale Descriptions By Construct By Study Current Research Links Model Lab Members   Scale Descriptions Scale: Dependent Variable: Decision to Become Involved (13 items) reported standardized alpha = .89 Source based on a scale entitled "Parents' Involvement on All Types of Activities" developed by: Epstein, J.L., and Salinas, K. C. (1993). School and Family Partnerships: Surveys and summaries. Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning. Response format and scale All items in the scale use a very unlikely to very likely response format: Very unlikely = 1, somewhat unlikely = 2, somewhat likely = 3, very likely = 4 Instructions Please rate how likely you are to respond POSITIVELY to each of the following teacher requests. Please use the following scale for your responses: 1 = Very unlikely, 2 = somewhat unlikely, 3 = somewhat likely, 4 = very likely. Subscale scoring Child-Specific Decision to Become Involved reported standardized alpha = .84. Total subscale scores range from 5 to 20. Higher scores indicate a stronger child-specific decision to become involved. School-General Decision to Become Involved reported standardized alpha = .84 Total subscale scores range from 8 to 32. Higher scores indicate a stronger school-general decision to become involved. Subscale: Child-Specific Decision to Become Involved (5 items) Questionnaire Section/item number on PIP Parent Your child's teacher asks you to help your child study for an upcoming math test. B3 Your child's teacher asks you to talk with your child about his/her school day. B10 Your child's teacher asks you to work with your child on a specific homework assignment. B11 Your child's teacher asks you to look over your child's homework. B5 Your child's teacher asks you to schedule a conference to discuss your child's progress. B6 Subscale: School-General Decision to Become Involved (8 items) Your child's teacher sends home a note asking parents to send supplies for a class party. B1 Your child's teacher asks you to send supplies for an educational activity in the classroom. B4 Your child's teacher asks you to attend a student program at the school in the evening. B9 Your child's teacher asks for parents to volunteer a few hours of time to beautify the school grounds. B7 Your child's teacher asks for parents to help organize a field day at the school. B8 Your child's teacher asks for volunteers to chaperone a class trip. B2 Your child's teacher asks you to come to school to talk about your work or a special interest of yours. B12 Your child's teacher asks you to help out in the classroom (for example, listen to children read). B13 The Family-School Partnership Lab is part of the Psychology and Human Development Department, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.