Student Leadership Measurement Library
Children’s Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control (CNSIE)
Scale designed to measure a child’s sense of internal and external control. Instrument has a 40-item dichotomous response scale to measure perceived control in affiliation, achievement and dependency.
Constructs Being Measured
Primary
Self-efficacy
Secondary
Self-regulation
How to Access and Cite
Outcome Families
Awareness
Agency
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items
40 Yes-No questions
Format
Questionnaire
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Primary
Secondary
Supporting Research
Nowicki, S., & Strickland, B. R. (1973). A locus of control scale for children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 40(1), 148–154.
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.