Student Leadership Measurement Library
The KINDL is a generic instrument for assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in children and adolescents aged 3 years and older. The original version of the questionnaire, the KINDL, was developed by Prof. Monika Bullinger in 1994. Prof. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer & Monika Bullinger revised the KINDL developing the KINDL in 1998.
The KINDL has been translated into numerous languages by now and it has been used in numerous German and international studies. Norm values are given based on representative German data from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). The KiGGS study is a broad survey realized by the German Robert-Koch-Institute.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
To access this resource, visit https://www.kindl.org/english/questionnaires/.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
24 Likert-type items [5-point scale, 1 = never, 5 = all the time]
Versions for the following age groups: 4-6; 7-13; and 14-17
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Ravens-Sieberer, U. & Bullinger, M.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Bandura, 1986
Selligman, 2011
Selligman, 2011; Kern, et al., 2016
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.