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An Instrument to Assess Students' Perceived Control at School

University of California, Los Angeles

Douglas C. Smith

University of California, Los Angeles

Perry Nelson

University of California, Los Angeles

Linda Taylor

University of California, Los Angeles

Vicky Phares

University of California, Los Angeles

A scale developed to aid in investigation of students' perceived control at school is described, and data on its reliability, validity, and factor structure are reported. Also, discussed is a parallel instrument designed to measure the degree to which a student values such control. Findings reported indicate the usefulness of the perceived control scale by summarizing data from several studies, and the discussion highlights promising directions for its future use and evolution.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 46, No. 4, 1005-1017 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448604600421


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