(SMALSI) School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory
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(SMALSI) School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory
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BY KATHY CHATHAM STROUD, PHD, AND CECIL R. REYNOLDS, PHD
Identify and Target Weak Learning Strategies
Poor study skills, ineffective learning strategies, test anxiety—all of these things impede academic performance. The School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI) lets you identify and address these and other problems before students become discouraged, fail classes, or drop out of school.
The SMALSI assesses 10 primary constructs consistently associated with academic motivation, learning strategies, and study habits:
- Study Strategies
- Note-Taking/Listening Skills
- Reading/Comprehension Strategies
- Writing/Research Skills
- Test-Taking Strategies
- Organizational Techniques
- Time Management
- Academic Motivation
- Test Anxiety
- Concentration/Attention
Scores from these scales pinpoint problems that interfere with academic performance.
Screen Individuals or Groups in Just 20 to 30 Minutes
The SMALSI is available in three forms. The Child Form (147 items) is for students 8 through 12 years of age; the Teen Form (170 items) is for 13- to 18-year-olds; and the new College Form (164 items) is for college students at all levels. Written at a third-grade reading level and completed in 20 to 30 minutes, all forms use a 4-point response scale, ranging from “Never” to “Almost Always.” The Child and Teen Forms can be administered using an audio CD that allows poor readers, who are often at risk for academic failure, to hear rather than read test items. These forms also offer an unlimited-use scoring CD for efficient, cost-effective screening of large school populations.
Prevent Academic Failure
Unlike many other measures, the SMALSI does not focus on learning styles or preferences. Instead, it assesses the strategies that students actively use in learning and test-taking—strategies repeatedly shown to affect academic performance. This practical, specific focus makes the SMALSI ideal for both routine school-wide screening and targeted assessment of students with ADHD, learning disabilities, low motivation, or emotional problems. Based on more than 30 years of research, the SMALSI allows you to identify and directly target poor learning strategies. It makes early intervention possible, and it gives students at all levels a better shot at academic success. Print and online formats allow you to select the option that best fits your needs.
Save Time and Achieve More With Online Evaluation
The SMALSI is now available through the WPS Online Evaluation System (platform.wpspublish.com). It offers you the flexibility you need to administer, score, and share results locally and remotely. It’s easy to communicate valuable test information with Teachers, Parents, and others involved in supporting the child’s academic success. In addition, the organization feature lets you efficiently share uses and other resources with colleagues.
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Product FAQs
What is the SMALSI?
The SMALSI is the School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory, authored by Kathy Chatham Stroud, PhD, and Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, and published by WPS.
What is the SMALSI used for?
The SMALSI lets you identify and address these and other problems before students become discouraged, fail classes, or drop out of school.
What does the SMALSI measure?
The SMALSI provides a quick, cost-effective way to identify and target poor learning strategies that affect academic performance.
Who can administer the SMALSI?
Standards of practice for which professionals may engage in assessment vary greatly within different countries, states, and localities. As a test publisher, WPS only qualifies individuals for test purchase, not for test use. The latter is the purview of licensing boards and is guided by the local standard of practice for each area and profession. As such, we are unable to comment on whether any specific individual is qualified for use of a specific assessment. It is up to each professional to ensure that he or she is working within the scope of his or her practice in a competent, legal, and ethical manner.
Who can purchase the SMALSI?
Standards of practice for which professionals may engage in assessment vary greatly within different countries, states, and localities. As a test publisher, WPS only qualifies individuals for test purchase, not for test use. The latter is the purview of licensing boards and is guided by the local standard of practice for each area and profession. As such, we are unable to comment on whether any specific individual is qualified for use of a specific assessment. It is up to each professional to ensure that he or she is working within the scope of his or her practice in a competent, legal, and ethical manner.
Who can use the SMALSI?
Standards of practice for which professionals may engage in assessment vary greatly within different countries, states, and localities. As a test publisher, WPS only qualifies individuals for test purchase, not for test use. The latter is the purview of licensing boards and is guided by the local standard of practice for each area and profession. As such, we are unable to comment on whether any specific individual is qualified for use of a specific assessment. It is up to each professional to ensure that he or she is working within the scope of his or her practice in a competent, legal, and ethical manner.
What is the training for the product?
Training is available for groups of 10 or more. Please contact one of our Assessment Consultants by calling 1-800-648-8857 and requesting product training for your group.
How do I score the product?
The SMALSI assessment generates T-scores and percentile ranks for each scale.
What items do I need to purchase?
You may purchase the SMALSI Child Kit, Teen Kit, or Child and Teen Combination Kit. Kits include forms, scoring templates, profile sheets, audio CD, Strategies for Academic Success, and manual.
What is the reliability/validity of the product?
The evidence regarding reliability and validity of the SMALSI test scores strongly supports current application of the SMALSI to the improvement of student learning and educational performance generally.
Is a certain group contained in the standardization or clinical sample?
Child and Teen Forms standardized on a nationally representative sample of 2,921 students, most from public schools; College Form standardized on a diverse sample of 1,548 students.
What year was it published?
The SMALSI was published in 2006.
Is there a digital version?
The SMALSI is currently available online at the WPS Online Evaluation System (OES).
