Table 1 Item-total correlation and response distribution of Student Perceptions of School Cohesion scale among Salvadoran public secondary school students (n = 935)
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | Item-Total Correlation | Strongly Agree | Somewhat Agree | Neutral1 | Somewhat Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
¿'Qué tan de acuerdo o desacuerdo está usted con las siguientes afirmaciones? | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
People care about each other in this school. | 0.52 | 40.0 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
La gente se preocupa uno por el otro en esta escuela. | ||||||
Students support each other in this school. | 0.55 | 47.5 | 34.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
Los estudiantes se apoyan en esta escuela. | ||||||
Teachers at this school are close to the students. | 0.55 | 69.6 | 17.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
Los maestros de esta escuela se identifican con los estudiantes. | ||||||
Students feel very close to the teachers at this school. | 0.55 | 53.6 | 30.0 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
Los estudiantes se identifican mucho con los maestros de esta escuela. | ||||||
Students in my class work together to solve problems. | 0.48 | 52.2 | 28.8 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
Los estudiantes en mi clase se ayudan en resolver problemas. | ||||||
People in this school are willing to help each other. | 0.61 | 42.3 | 33.9 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
La gente en esta escuela tiene la voluntad de ayudarse | ||||||
I can count on people in this school when I have a problem. | 0.55 | 66.4 | 17.7 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Yo puedo contar con los compañeros y maestros en esta escuela. | ||||||
I feel close to people at school. | 0.56 | 59.2 | 27.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Yo me siento identificado(a) con los compañeros en esta escuela. | ||||||
I feel a part of this school. | 0.47 | 80.4 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Yo me siento parte de mi escuela | ||||||
My teachers care about the work I do at school. | 0.53 | 74.8 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
Mis maestros se preocupan por el trabajo que hago. |