Purpose of Measure: "A unified measure of the extent to which faculty believe civic engagement is a central part of the college mission."
Lay-Person Terms: N/A
Measure:
Please indicate the extent to which you agree/disagree it is your role to:
| 1. Strongly Agree | 2. Somewhat Agree | 3. Somewhat Disagree | 4. Strongly Disagree | |
| Encourage students to become agents of social change. | ||||
| Prepare students for employment after college. | ||||
| Prepare students for graduate or advanced education. | ||||
| Develop students’ moral character. | ||||
| Provide for students’ emotional development. | ||||
| Help students develop personal values. | ||||
| Enhance students’ knowledge of an appreciation for other racial/ethnic groups. | ||||
| Promote students’ ability to write effectively. | ||||
| Teach students tolerance and respect for other beliefs. |
Type of Validity: Item Response Theory (IRT)
Citation of Publication: CIRP Technical Report for information on measurement development CIRP Construct Technical Report Jessica Sharkness, Linda DeAngelo, John Pryor, Higher Education Research Institute Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles, January 2010 CIRP Technical Report appendix for detailed information on each individual measure HERI Monograph (see page 89 question #29 for measure)
Instructions to analyze and interpret: See pages 12 - 14 on the CIRP technical report for details. This measure can be used in evaluations of interventions that address STEM pedagogy training.
Other citations: See the HERI list of publications