Reading Outcomes Framework Toolkit

Personal outcomes

Being open-minded

   

Please answer these questions according to your experience.

  • I go out of my way to hear/read/understand viewpoints other than my own
  • I try to get to know people who are different from me.
  • I push myself to explore my prejudices and biases.

Scale: 1 = Never, 5 = Always

Source: Multicultural Experiences Questionnaire (2009) developed by Narvaez et al at the Moral Psychology Laboratory, University of Notre Dame - Questions 8, 9, 10.

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Creativity

No questions that meet our criteria have been identified for 'Creativity'. You might like to look at the existing evidence about this outcome in the evidence section or refer to the methods section for information about different methods and how to develop your own questions to measure outcomes.

If you know of a question that can be used for this outcome let us know and we will consider it for future versions of the toolkit - we plan to update it when possible. Send full details to The Reading Agency

Empathy

   

Please read every question carefully. Mark one choice on your answer sheet for each question:

  • Do you try to understand how other people feel?
  • Do you feel bad when someone else gets their feelings hurt?
  • Do you try to understand what other people go through?

Scale: No, never / Yes, some of the time / Yes, most of the time / Yes, all of the time

Source: The California Healthy Kids Survey Personal, Social and Emotional Strengths Module (2015) developed by California Department of Education - Questions 72-74.

   

The next questions are about your emotions. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

  • My friends' emotions don't affect me much.
  • After being with a friend who is sad about something, I usually feel sad
  • I can understand my friend's happiness when she/he does well at something
  • I get frightened when I watch characters in a good scary movie
  • I get caught up in other people's feelings easily
  • I find it hard to know when my friends are frightened
  • I don't become sad when I see other people crying
  • Other people's feeling don't bother me at all
  • When someone is feeling 'down' I can usually understand how they feel
  • I can usually work out when my friends are scared
  • I often become sad when watching sad things on TV or in films
  • I can often understand how people are feeling even before they tell me
  • Seeing a person who has been angered has no effect on my feelings
  • I can usually work out when people are cheerful
  • I tend to feel scared when I am with friends who are afraid
  • I can usually realize quickly when a friend is angry
  • I often get swept up in my friends' feelings
  • My friend's unhappiness doesn't make me feel anything
  • I am not usually aware of my friends' feelings
  • I have trouble figuring out when my friends are happy

Scale: Strongly agree / agree / not sure / disagree / strongly disagree

Source: Basic Empathy Scale (2013) developed by Carré et al, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne.

Self-expression

No questions that meet our criteria have been identified for 'Self-expression'. You might like to look at the existing evidence about this outcome in the evidence section or refer to the methods section for information about different methods and how to develop your own questions to measure outcomes.

If you know of a question that can be used for this outcome let us know and we will consider it for future versions of the toolkit - we plan to update it when possible. Send full details to The Reading Agency

Self-esteem

     

The Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale was designed as an alternative to using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

I have high self-esteem.

Scale: 1 = Not very true of me, 7 = Very true of me

Source: Single-Item Self Esteem Scale (2001) developed by Robins et al.

     

Below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about yourself.

  • I feel that I'm a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others
  • I feel that I have a number of good qualities
  • All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure
  • I am able to do things as well as most other people
  • I feel I do not have much to be proud of
  • I take a positive attitude towards myself
  • On the whole, I am satisifed with myself
  • I wish I could have more respect for myself
  • I certainly feel useless at times
  • At times I think I am no good at all

Scale: Strongly agree / Agree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Source: Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965) developed by Rosenberg.

Tip: Refer to the full source for scoring and all statements