| Description | Scale Dimensions | Reliability | Sources/Bibliography | Cost/Copyright/Availability |
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Learning Environment Inventory
(LEI-1982)

3rd Version.  Fraser, B.J., Andersen, G. J., Walberg, H. J.  
Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth.
The LEI is intended to measure student perceptions of 15 dimensions of the social climate of high school classrooms or middle school.   (Arter, 1989)

Components of the LEI:
Describes aspects of school classrooms with 48 questions.  Responses indicate perceptions of current view.  Descriptors are:  A-strongly agree, B-agree, C-no opinion, D-disagree, E-strong disagree.
 

School Climate Scale Dimensions 
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SCALE NAME SCALE DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ITEM
RELATIONSHIPS Friction, clicqueishness, cohesiveness, favoritism, satisfaction, apathy.  I am rewarded for good behavior. (+)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Difficulty, speed, competitiveness, diversity My teachers know what I need to learn. (+)
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE Formality, democracy, goal direction, disorganization In my classes, I get to work in groups.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Material-Environment. (not available)
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Reliability

The internal consistency reliabilities on each subscale for individual students range from .54 to .85 (N=1, 048).  Interclass correlations for groups range from .54 to .92 (N=83). 
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Sources/Bibliography

Arter, J.A. Assessing School and Classroom Climate. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR. 1989.

Fraser, B. J., Andersen, G. J., Walberg, H. J.,  Learning Environment Inventory. 3rd Version.,  Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth.  1982
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Cost/Copyright/Availability

Barry J. Fraser, Faculty of Education, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia. OR: Herbert J. Walberg, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL  60680.  Also available in ERIC 228 296.

All rights reserved.
 

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Compiled by Sarra B. Baraily & Melissa Quon Huber, Michigan State University, (517) 335-7732.
These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education as part of the Michigan Model Partnerships in Character Education.

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