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Student Leadership Measurement Library

Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ)

The SPWQ is a measure of well-being in three areas: physical activity (exercise), optimism, and conflict resolution. It was developed by Mark Taylor from the University of Queensland.

Constructs Being Measured

Primary
Social well-being
Secondary
Psychological well-being

How to Access and Cite

Contact the Teach For All TACL team for more information on this resource.

Outcome Families

Well-being
Connectedness

 

Programmatic Purpose-terms

Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation

Instrument Characteristics

Type of items

24 Likert-type items [1 (“not at all like me”), 2 (“not like me”), 3 (“a bit like me”), 4 (“a lot like
me”) to 5 (“very much like me”)]

Original target population

Adolescents

Format
Self-report

Applicable Grade Levels-terms

Primary
Secondary

Supporting Research

Mark Taylor
School of Education, The University of Queensland
Deutsch, 1993; Johnson & Johnson, 1982

Available Languages

Rationale

Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.