The Assessment instrument that Ignite uses is a tool developed by the Smart & Good research team.

 

THE INSTRUMENT

The Collective Responsibility for Excellence and Ethics survey can be used for either a one-time assessment or over-time monitoring of various aspects of the ethical learning community in schools and the development of the performance and moral character in youth. To triangulate the information and explore similarities and differences in the views of character development held by various stakeholders, CREE is comprised of student, faculty/staff, and parent (optional) forms. This process of collecting information from all those engaged in the process of schooling and comparing and contrasting the results provides a 360-degree view of the issues being assessed.

 

The instrument is designed to measure not only the school outcomes—student performance and moral character—but also school inputs in character development, in other words, school and classroom academic and social climate and culture, intentional and unintentional practices of faculty, staff, and parents, as well as student own behaviors, experiences and interactions with peers and adults that impact their learning and socio-moral development. As such, this instrument is well-suited for initial needs assessment, as well as for formative evaluation and providing feedback to all the stakeholders. This version of the instrument is labeled “short” because the scales have been reduced in length from their “full” versions to include about 60% of the key items. This approach allows for broad scope of assessment combined with ease of administration without sacrificing its validity or reliability.

 

The CREE Student Form

The CREE Student form measures Performance and Moral Character, conceptualized as (a) commitment and self-discipline of individuals to challenge themselves to do their best work, to strive for excellence, and to improve their knowledge, attitude, and skills in any performance environment, such as academics, extracurricular activities, the workplace, and throughout life; and (b) commitment and self-discipline of individuals to challenge themselves to be their best ethical selves, to strive to do the right thing, to be responsible members of various social groups—in the classroom, on the playing field, and so on.

 

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