Classroom Environment Scale

Assess the environment of a high school or junior high school classroomCESCS flower icon

Rudolf H. Moos & Edison Trickett

Help create a positive school climate in which more students succeed with the Classroom Environment Scale (CES). The instrument evaluates the effects of course content, teaching methods, teacher personality, class composition and characteristics of the overall classroom environment.

The 2002 Third Edition Manual is extensive, and has been used in educational settings by consultants, teachers and administrators to describe learning environments, contrast teachers’ and students’ views of the classroom, and to compare actual and preferred learning environments. The scale can be used to facilitate counseling, academic planning and program evaluation. The CES can also be used both in the aggregate to evaluate the classroom itself, as well as with individuals to reveal how a student views the classroom and his or her place in it.

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Translations of this instrument are available. For a complete list of translations, along with more details on our translation policy, please visit our translations index page.

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Classroom Environment Scale: Bibliography

Rudolf H. Moos

A compilation of references to Classroom Environment Scale research.

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Uses of the Classroom Environment Scale

Applications

Scales

The 90 items of the CES are grouped into nine subscales with three dimensions.

Relationship

Three subscales tap the degree of student attentiveness, interest and participation in class activities, as well as the concern and friendship students feel for one another, and the amount of help, trust and friendship the teacher shows for students.

Personal Growth/Goal Orientation

Two dimensions measure the emphasis on completing planned activities and staying on the subject matter as well as how much the students compete with one another for grades and recognition and how hard it is to achieve good grades.

System Maintenance and Change

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Applications and Evidence:

The CES Manual, Third Edition contains comprehensive information regarding the development and use of the CES scales in sections such as

The Manual Appendices also contain raw-to-standard score conversion tables for both Classroom Means and Individuals Student Scale Scores.

Inventory Booklet Samples:

Three types of forms. Ninety items measure nine subscales.

Real Form: The items are worded asking students and teachers to describe their current classroom learning environment as it is

A. Students put a lot of energy into what they do here T F
B. Students in this class get to know each other really well T F

 

Ideal and Expectations Forms: Allow students and teachers to describe the type of learning environment they prefer or their expectations of what a learning environment will be like

A. Students will put a lot of energy into what they do T F
B. Students in the class will get to know each other really well T F

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