Related research and articles of interest are regularly posted on this page.
Our approach in applying a socialisation framework to examine and compare the suitability of students
with different schools is unique. Others have researched parenting styles, teaching styles and styles
of schools but no prior studies have attempted to quantify the alignment of student attributes with schools'
socialising culture as a predictor of relative school suitability.
The University of Western Australia is acknowledged for supporting research in such an exciting and practical field.
If you find aspects of this field interesting, we welcome your blog or send us articles
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A Sample Contextual Preference Scale (CPS) Report
This report profiles student contextual preferences for organisational standards, interpersonal care and tolerance of individual choice. The outputs are charted with those of the peer group at the child's school. This is a preliominary measure of "fit" with the preferences of the overall student community.
A Sample Schooling Outcomes Scale (SOS) Report
This report profiles student schooling outcomes with those of there peers. This is a preliminary measure of pupil-school suitability.
A Sample Student Attribute Scale (SAS) Report
This report profiles student's difficult-to-observe personal attributes that are prerequisite for schooling success.
A Teachers Guide to Interpreting Student Motivation and Engagement
This table maps the main student fulfilment needs to Forbes's (2011) Integrated Model of Human Motivations. Teachers should read the SAS Report outputs in conjunction with this table. The table identifies the motives of students who are identified with particular fulfilment need sets and provides guidance on adjustments to the learning environnment and teaching pedogogy required to effectively engage each student style.
Children at Risk of Disengaging from School
This literature review on student disengagement was commissioned by the Commissioner for Children and Young People of Western Australia.
Doctor of Education Thesis (Pitcher 2015)
Making Better School Choice Decisions:
Aligning Students with Schools based on Socialisation Styles
Sample Report - The Pupil-School Match Scale Report
The PSM evaluates the social match between individual pupils and schools on 18 components of fit that predict pupil-school alignment on three dimensions of preference for organisational standards (demandingness), interpersonal care (social responsiveness) and tolerance of individual choice (autonomy responsiveness)
Sample Report - The School-Culture Percetion Report
Evaluates the socialising culture of schools based on their level of demandingness measured in terms of organisational structure and academic press and their level of responsiveness measured in terms of existent supports for a student-focused climate, peer support for school, pro-education family values, available home help and school spirit.
What is HiScore?
This fact sheet provides basic information to teachers interested in using HiScore surveys and the HELPmLEARN method of classroom instruction.
