The Affective Reporting System was developed to improve the measurement of children's attitudes toward school and toward specific subjects. The reliability and validity of two new measures--Me and What I like Best--are described. (See also RIE: ED 161 961.) (GDC)

The lack of a suitable research instrument on attitudes of elementary school children toward school and subject matters has limited the quality and extent of research on school attitudes. The Affective Reporting System was conceived to fill this need. It consists of two instruments--ME and What I Like Best (WILB), each possessing two versions:…

The attitudes of elementary and junior high school students toward school and toward seven subjects were investigated, as a function of grade level and sex. It was concluded that attitudes decline in higher grades, sex differences are reflected in attitudes, and negative attitudes exist toward social studies. (MH)