and perceptions of pubertal status. The results of the information on pubertal status and self-esteem are available in the full report. The measures of attitude to school and were developed by Dr Tony Pell and colleagues for the ORACLE replication study of school transfer (Hargreaves & Galton, 2002) and have also been used by the Suffolk Local Authority in their transfer review (Suffolk Local Authority, 2001). The attitude to school measure contained 24 statements, to which children responded on a four point scale of agree’ to disagree’. The answers to each question were summed to give a ‘strongly ‘strongly total attitude to school score. The survey responses were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15 software. Table 1. Attitude to school questions 1 I think my 13 When we teachers do tests I are feel friendly. confident I'll do well. 2 I think 14 I don't have most as many school friends as work is I'd like at just to school. keep us busy. 3 Nobody at 15 I'm afraid school that I'll seems to make a fool take any of myself in notice of class. me. 4 I think that 16 In class I'm my often able teachers to work take notice with people of what I I like. need. 5 People like 17 I'm quite me will pleased never do with how well at school work school. is going . 6 I usually 18 I wish we feel did things relaxed we like about instead of school. being told. 7 I look 19 People like forward to me don't coming to have much school luck at most days. school. 8 I don't 20 I am liked really by most of enjoy the other anything children in about my class. school.
and perceptions of pubertal status. The results of the information on pubertal status and self-esteem are available in the full report. The measures of attitude to school and were developed by Dr Tony Pell and colleagues for the ORACLE replication study of school transfer (Hargreaves & Galton, 2002) and have also been used by the Suffolk Local Authority in their transfer review (Suffolk Local Authority, 2001). The attitude to school measure contained 24 statements, to which children responded on a four point scale of ‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’. The answers to each question were summed to give a total attitude to school score. The survey responses were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15 software. Table 1. Attitude to school questions 1 I think my teachers are friendly. 13 When we do tests I feel confident I'll do well. 2 I think most school work is just to keep us busy. 14 I don't have as many friends as I'd like at school. 3 Nobody at school seems to take any notice of me. 15 I'm afraid that I'll make a fool of myself in class. 4 I think that my teachers take notice of what I need. 16 In class I'm often able to work with people I like. 5 People like me will never do well at school. 17 I'm quite pleased with how school work is going . 6 I usually feel relaxed about school. 18 I wish we did things we like instead of being told. 7 I look forward to coming to school most days. 19 People like me don't have much luck at school. 8 I don't really enjoy anything about school. 20 I am liked by most of the other children in my class.
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