Consortium on Chicago School Research

Snapshot 2003: Peer Support for Academic Work

The norms among students with regard to their peers' support of academic work. High levels indicate that students support each other academically.

Definition of Categories Charted Above

Category	Students in Chicago Public Schools reported that:
1 Minimal	few or none of the students in their class think getting good grades is cool, try to get good grades, attend all their classes, pay attention in class, and think doing homework is important.
2 Limited	between about half and most of the students in their class think getting good grades is cool. A few to about half of the students in their class try hard to get good grades, attend all their classes, think doing homework is important, and pay attention in class.
3 Moderate	most or all of the students in their class think getting good grades is cool; and most try hard to get good grades and attend all their classes. Students reported that about half or most of the students in their class pay attention in class and think doing homework is important.
4 Strong	all of the students in their class think getting good grades is cool, try hard to get good grades, and attend all of their classes. They feel that most or all of the students in their class pay attention in class and think doing homework is important.

To see the items making up this measure and the response frequencies for each item, click here.

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