Student Leadership Measurement Library
The Character Growth Card from the Character Lab is a school-based assessment developed to help middle school teachers provide students with formative feedback on skills that researchers and teachers alike have linked with success. The tool aims to measure student grit, optimism, self-control (school), self-control (interpersonal), gratitude, social intelligence, curiosity, and zest.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
The authors note that that this card should not be used to diagnose or compare children, nor to compare schools or programs. Rather please use it to help children focus on their own growth and development in these areas, and as a conversation starter.
To access this resource, visit https://www.greatschoolspartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/January2014CharacterGrowthCard.pdf.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
Self and teacher ratings on 8 themes:
Grit, Optimism, Self-control (school), Self-control (interpersonal), Gratitude, Social intelligence, Curiosity, and Zest
K–12 education
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
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.