The Research and Evaluation Department of the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District offers an array of customized services using machine-readable questionnaires, from instrument design to data tabulation. The bulk of this document contains examples of questionnaires for parents, students and staff. The examples measure attitudes toward:…

This practicum was designed to develop a transition program and social activities for sixth-graders to help ease the passage from elementary school and increase their sense of belonging in a sixth- through eighth-grade junior high school. The students were surveyed concerning their degree of self-esteem, connection to school, perception of…

This project evaluated a program for enhancing student motivation as evidenced by improved academic growth and increased work completion. The targeted population consisted of fifth graders in a small school in a medium-sized rural community in the Midwest. The problem of lack of achievement motivation and lack of student concern about academic…