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Tier 2 measures ask for a reported change. Each instrument below has a form you can link to and a license sentence quoted from its publisher. Check the quote before you rely on it.

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PALS Academic Efficacy subscale

Free, with conditionsLicense wording

“non-commercial use”

Free to use under stated conditions; read the quoted license before using it.

5 items1-2 min (estimated)

Academic confidence

Scoring
Mean five 1-5 responses; higher = stronger academic efficacy.
Named by funders
OJJDP-funded National Mentoring Resource Center resource, not an AmeriCorps or OJJDP reporting mandate.
Validity
Midgley et al., 2000, PALS manual; subscale reliability reported; original PALS validation references included.
Caveat
EN verified. NMRC states no cost. Use this established subscale (printed p. 20), not the entire manual's questionnaire collection. Confidence is not academic achievement.

Engagement versus Disaffection: Behavioral Engagement subscale

Free, with conditionsLicense wording

“non-commercial use; no advance permission required.”

Free to use under stated conditions; read the quoted license before using it.

5 items1-2 min (estimated)

Classroom engagement

Scoring
Mean five 1-4 ratings; higher = more behavioral engagement.
Named by funders
OJJDP-funded National Mentoring Resource Center resource, not a mandate.
Validity
Skinner, Kindermann & Furrer, 2009, Educational and Psychological Measurement 69:493-525; DOI 10.1177/0013164408323233.
Caveat
EN verified. Complete questions and response options are in the article appendix; there is no separate standalone PDF verified.

Revised Implicit Theories of Intelligence, Self scale

Free, with conditionsLicense wording

“non-commercial use”

Free to use under stated conditions; read the quoted license before using it.

8 items2-3 min (estimated)

Academic mindset

Scoring
Reverse four incremental-belief items; average eight 1-6 responses. Higher = stronger fixed-intelligence belief.
Named by funders
OJJDP-funded National Mentoring Resource Center resource, not a mandate.
Validity
De Castella & Byrne, 2015, European J Psychology of Education 30:245-267; DOI 10.1007/s10212-015-0244-y.
Caveat
EN verified. NMRC states no charge. Direction is easily reversed accidentally. Mindset change does not itself establish improved grades. Form is Appendix 1 of an author manuscript.

Hemingway School Connectedness subscale

Free, with conditionsLicense wording

“non-commercial use; no charge. Author requests review of terms and an acceptance email before use.”

Free to use under stated conditions; read the quoted license before using it.

6 items1-2 min (estimated)

School attachment

Scoring
Reverse the negatively worded school-boredom item; mean six 1-5 ratings, higher = greater connectedness.
Named by funders
OJJDP-funded National Mentoring Resource Center resource, not a mandate.
Validity
Karcher & Sass, 2010, J Counseling Psychology 57:274-289; DOI 10.1037/a0019357.
Caveat
EN; Spanish, French, Chinese. Use the school subscale and age-appropriate version; the full connectedness instrument is longer.

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