+Belief in School Meritocracy (BSM) Scale

Wiederkehr, Bonnot, Krauth-Gruber, & Darnon (2015)

Topic: Fairness, Equity, & Political Beliefs

Instructions: 

“We ask you to indicate to what extent you think each item corresponds to the reality of school today.” 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 6 (Strongly Agree)

Response Options:  

1. Strongly disagree
2. Somewhat disagree
3. Disagree
4. Agree
5. Somewhat agree
6. Strongly agree

Items:

1. At school, when there is a will, there is a way.
2. Everyone has the same chances to succeed at school.
3. To succeed at school, one only has to work hard.
4. At school, students who obtain poor grades are those who have not worked enough.
5. At school, students are rewarded (they obtain good grades, praise) for their efforts.
6. At school, children obtain the grades they deserve.
7. At school, students who obtain good grades are those who have worked hard.
8. Willingness is not always enough to succeed at school. (*R)

Citation:

Link to PDF:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01053/full Links to an external site.

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