1. Concerns About Inclusive Education Scale (CIES)
Purpose of the Scale:
The CIES evaluates teachers' concerns about implementing inclusive education, focusing on issues such as resource availability, workload, and the effectiveness of inclusion strategies.
Application:
This scale is used to identify barriers to inclusive education from the perspective of teachers, helping policymakers and educators address these concerns to improve implementation.
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2. Concerns About Inclusive Education Scale: Short-Form Version (CIES-SF)
Purpose of the Scale:
The CIES-SF is a concise version of the original CIES, designed to efficiently assess teachers' concerns about inclusive education while maintaining strong psychometric properties.
Application:
This short-form scale is ideal for large-scale surveys and research studies where time and efficiency are critical. It provides insights into teachers' concerns, aiding in the development of targeted interventions.
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3. Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns About Inclusive Education (SACIE) Scale
Purpose of the Scale:
The SACIE Scale measures pre-service teachers' sentiments (comfort levels), attitudes (acceptance), and concerns about inclusive education, providing insights into their preparedness for inclusive teaching.
Application:
This scale is used in teacher education programs to measure attitudes and concerns of teachers and pre-service teachers to determine if they are better equipped to teach in inclusive classrooms.
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4. Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns About Inclusive Education Revised (SACIE-R) Scale
Purpose of the Scale:
The SACIE-R Scale is a refined version of the SACIE Scale, measuring pre-service teachers' perceptions of inclusive education across three constructs: sentiments, attitudes, and concerns.
Application:
This scale is used globally to evaluate and improve teacher training programs, ensuring they address the specific needs of teachers and pre-service teachers in diverse educational contexts.
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5. Scale for Measuring Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Students’ Inappropriate Behaviour
Purpose of the Scale:
This scale measures primary schoolteachers' attitudes toward inappropriate student behaviour, focusing on two factors: unproductive behaviour and aggressive behaviour.
Application:
The scale is used to understand teachers' perspectives on student behaviour, helping to inform interventions and support strategies in inclusive classrooms.
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6. Portuguese Validation of Attitudes to Inclusion Scale (AIS) and Intention to Teach in Inclusive Classroom Scale (ITICS)
Purpose of the Scale:
This study validated the AIS and ITICS scales for use in Portugal, confirming their two-factor structures and reliability.
Application:
The validated scales are used to assess Portuguese teachers' attitudes and intentions toward inclusive education, informing training and policy development.
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7. Secondary Students’ Perception of Inclusion Climate in Their Schools
Purpose of the Scale:
The Inclusion Climate Scale (ICS) could be used to assess secondary school students' perceptions of the inclusive climate in their classrooms. It consists of two sub-scales: teacher support and emotional experience.
Application:
This scale is used to evaluate the effectiveness of inclusive practices from the students' perspective, providing valuable feedback for improving school climates.
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8. Examining Parental Perception of Inclusive Education Climate
Purpose of the Scale:
This scale measures parents' perceptions of the inclusive climate in their children's schools, focusing on presence, participation, acceptance, achievement, happiness, and belonging.
Application:
The scale is used to gather parental feedback on inclusive education, helping schools and policymakers improve family-school partnerships and inclusive practices.
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9. Predicting In-Service Educators' Intentions to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms
Purpose of the Scale:
This study was undertaken to develop two scales that are critical in predicting actual teaching behaviour. The two scales, i.e. the Attitudes Towards Inclusion Scale (AIS) and the Intention to Teach in Inclusive Classroom Scale (ITICS), measure educators' attitudes and intentions toward inclusive teaching, respectively.
Application:
These scales are used to design and evaluate professional learning programs, ensuring educators are prepared to teach in inclusive classrooms.
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