ADJUSTMENT INVENTORY FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

Aim: To measure the adjustment of an individual using a standardized test for

adjustment by AKP Sinha and RP Singh.

Basic Concept:-

WHAT IS ADJUSTMENT ?

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ADJUSTMENT ?

WRITE ABOUT THE FORMATION OF AISS ?

History and description

The AISS seeks to segregate well-adjusted school students [14-18 years] from
poorly adjusted students in 3 areas – social, emotional, and educational. The test
consists of 60 items where the subject is required to answer in terms of `yes` or
`no`. each item in the test is scored as per the instructions given in the manual. The
subject can be classified into five categories in accordance with the raw scores
obtained by them in the inventory. The five categories are

1.

2. B – Good

3. C – Average

4. D – Unsatisfactory

5. E – Very Unsatisfactory

Reliability

Split half – 0.95

Test retest – 0.93

Preliminaries

Subject`s name

Age

Gender

Class

Place of conduction

Materials required

AISS questionnaire, response sheet, scoring sheet, pen/pencil

Precautions

1. Optimal conditions for testing should be ensured before starting the test.

2. No questions should be left unanswered

3. Instructions should be clearly given

Rapport Formation

The subject was made to feel comfortable. General questions about the subject’s
day and life were asked. The subject was ensured that the results will be kept
confidential.

Instructions

The following instructions were given:

· In each item can be answered in `yes` or `no`

· Don’t leave any question and try to complete as soon as possible.

· There are no right or wrong answers

· Give the first natural answer as it comes to you. When in doubt, give the best
possible answer.

· Read the questions carefully

· There is no time limit for this test

Administration

After the instructions were given, the subject was asked to fill in the demographic
details. It was ensured that all instructions were clearly understood by the subject.
The introspective report was taken after the administration was done. The subject
was asked to check whether he/she left any items unanswered.

Introspective Report

The test was quite insightful and fun to do. The tester made me feel at ease.

[You can write the introspective report given by your subject]

Behavioural report

The subject was calm while answering the questions. He/she did not take a long
time in completing the test.

Scoring

Scoring was done as per the instructions given in the manual. The responses of the
subject was marked in the scoring sheet under the three dimensions and actual
response [AR] and expected responses [ER] were tallied with one another. If the
ER and AR matched then given 1 mark and if it doesn’t match then give 0 mark.
After allotting the marks, total all the three dimensions and interpret the scores
from the result sheet.

Interpretation

Dimensions Total Score Result

Social

Emotional

Educational

Sum of all dimensions: _________________________________

Conclusion

My subject has a total score of ____ suggesting he/she has _______ adjustment