Bullying Assessment
There are many bullying assessments out there such as surveys which can help determine the bullying and how frequently it is happening. Then can also catch the effectiveness of current prevention's that are being put into place. If a school staff knows exactly what is going on then they can select the right methods to help prevent it from happening and the right strategies to work with the problem.
An assessment is asking students, school members, and the community about their experience and thoughts about the issue. Most assessments are planned and researched out.
There are many bullying assessments out there such as surveys which can help determine the bullying and how frequently it is happening. Then can also catch the effectiveness of current prevention's that are being put into place. If a school staff knows exactly what is going on then they can select the right methods to help prevent it from happening and the right strategies to work with the problem.
An assessment is asking students, school members, and the community about their experience and thoughts about the issue. Most assessments are planned and researched out.
What Do Assessments Do
- They can give people an idea of what exactly is going on in schools and the community. Adults do not see it most of the time and barely do kids report it a survey can get a clear idea what is going on.
- The efforts of targeting. It can help give an idea of what type of bullying is happening and ways to prevent it from happening again.
- Results. To see results of prevention tactics are working and to see what more needs to be done to get them to work.
Assessments can see specific types of bullying
- Types and how frequent its happening.
- Peer and Adult response.
- Locations.
- Staff perceptions and how they feel about it.
- Aspects of the school community
- Safety of students.
- School Climate.
Developing an Assessment
- Choose the right survey for you. There are many available online for free. https://education.seattlepi.com/classroom-assessment-tools-elementary-students-2454.html. Choose the right tools for the type of questions you want answered and is age appropriate.
- You must have parental consent as stated by the district. Parents have the right to read and even opt out there child if they want to.
- Administer the survey. Faculty must watch what is going on judging and caring out the survey at school.
- Administer the survey earlier in the year.
- Do at least one assessment pr year.
- Decide who needs to be surveyed to insure results.
- Make a plan to administer the survey so all students can take it all at once.
- Students deserve privacy. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html. Let students know that there responses are confidential.
- Analyze The Findings.
- Consider how you share these results with others without giving out students identities.
- Make sure you are prepared to share the results and even know how to respond to them with a plan to prevent it from happening again.
Sources:
“Assess Bullying.” StopBullying.gov, www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at-school/assess-bullying/index.html#What an Assessment Can Do.
Education, Teachings in. “Rubrics for Assessment.” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Dec. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4shMaSel00.
New Zealand Ministry of Education. “Bullying Assessment Matrix.” Bullying Free NZ, www.bullyingfree.nz/bullying-assessment-matrix/.
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