Children's Environmental Attitudes & Social Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS)

Supplemental Information:

• CHEAKS-3.pdf (66.9 KB) download
• CHEAKS_Answer_keys-2.pdf (41.2 KB) download

Assessment Type:

36 5-point-scale items (addressing attitude) & 30 multiple-choice questions (addressing knowledge)

Scale:

5-point scale (for attitude questions)

Publication Date:

Nov 07, 2008

Respondent:

Initial study (grades 6-7) Subsequent studies (grade 8)

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Engagement, Attitude, Content

Sample items:

Attitude statement:
I have asked my family to recycle some of the things we use.

Knowledge statement:
Ecology is the study of the relationship between:
a) different species of animals
b) plants and the atmosphere
c) organisms and their environments
d) man and other animals
e) man and the environment

Reliability:

Cronbach's Alpha: 0.88-0.90 test-retest: 0.57-0.72

Validity:

present & acceptable

Frequency:

sometimes

Administration time:

25 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Leeming, F.C. & Dwyer, W.O. (1995). Children's environmental attitude and knowledge scale: Construction and validation. Journal of Environmental Education, 26(3), 22-32.

Comments:

Initial study conducted in US. Subsequent studies conducted in Ireland and Turkey.

STEM Criteria

Science

No

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No