The Milwaukee Youth Belongingness Scale (MYBS): Development and validation of the scale utilizing item response theory.The examination of belonging in schools, connecting school belonging to a plethora of academic and psychosocial outcomes, has been well established in the literature.  This process was examined by utilizing item response theory and a secondary analysis confirming the factor structure and the validation of the scale by comparing it to other constructs. 
item response theory
The Milwaukee Youth Belongingness Scale (MYBS): Development and validation of the scale utilizing item response theory.The examination of belonging in schools, connecting school belonging to a plethora of academic and psychosocial outcomes, has been well established in the literature.  The current study examines the development and validation of the Milwaukee Youth Belongingness Scale. 
the Milwaukee Youth Belongingness Scale
Researchers have measured school belonging most frequently with the Psychological Sense of School Membership, but its psychometric properties have been called into question by several researchers. 
the Psychological Sense of School Membership