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School Educational Environment Safety Assessment Test

Designed for parents and other adults involved in a child’s education, the School Educational Environment Safety Assessment Test contains 28 questions and takes about 6 minutes. Its results outline perceived safety, satisfaction, clarity, engagement, and emotional responses at school, supporting focused reflection on the educational environment.

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How the Scales are Structured

Perceived Safety in the School Educational EnvironmentPSitSEE

Measures perceived protection and safety in the school environment, including experienced support and lack of threats.

example score1/4

1/4Low securityexample score

0 – 1.5Low security

1.5 – 3Moderate security

3 – 4High security

A score of 1 indicates a low sense of security, suggesting limited perceived support and/or noticeable concerns about threats in the school environment.

Satisfaction With the Characteristics of the School Educational EnvironmentSWtCotSEE

Measures satisfaction with key features of the school’s operating system, including conditions, organization, and overall atmosphere.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate satisfactionexample score

1 – 2.5Low satisfaction

3 – 3.5Moderate satisfaction

4 – 5High satisfaction

A score of 3 indicates moderate satisfaction with the school’s conditions, organization, and atmosphere, with some aspects likely needing improvement.

BehavioralB

Measures how actively a person engages with school life and their willingness to participate and interact in the educational environment.

example score2/4

2/4Moderate engagementexample score

0 – 1Low engagement

2 – 3Moderate engagement

4High engagement

A score of 2 indicates moderate engagement, suggesting some participation and willingness to interact, with room to increase initiative and consistency.

EmotionalE

Measures emotional comfort versus tension in relation to the school educational environment, including satisfaction, ease, and anxiety.

example score1/4

1/4Low emotional safetyexample score

0 – 1Low emotional safety

2 – 3Moderate emotional safety

4High emotional safety

A score of 1 indicates low emotional safety, suggesting the environment is experienced with notable discomfort or tension rather than steady emotional comfort.

CognitiveC

Measures how clearly a student understands and consciously perceives the school environment, including its structure and key characteristics.

example score2/4

2/4Moderate clarityexample score

0 – 1Low clarity

2 – 3Moderate clarity

4High clarity

A score of 2 indicates a moderate level of clarity, suggesting a generally adequate understanding of the school environment with some areas that may feel unclear or inconsistently perceived.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School psychologists and counselors

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly assess the emotional climate, spot risk zones, and plan targeted support for students and staff.

Teachers and homeroom advisors

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand how safe and supportive the classroom feels and what changes could reduce conflict and stress.

School leaders and administrators

25%OF USERS

They use it to monitor trust and communication across the school and track whether improvement measures are working over time.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Security level in the school's operating systemSlitsos

You?

Average1.6

Typical rangeTypical0.9 – 2.4

Possible0 – 4

Level of Satisfaction with the School's Operating System FeaturesLoSwtSOSF

You?

Average3.6

Typical rangeTypical2.9 – 4.4

Possible1 – 5

BehavioralB

You?

Average1.6

Typical rangeTypical1.1 – 2.1

Possible0 – 4

EmotionalE

You?

Average2.8

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.4

Possible0 – 4

CognitiveC

You?

Average2.9

Typical rangeTypical2.3 – 3.6

Possible0 – 4

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You are invited to participate in a study of the school educational environment. The purpose of this study is to improve psychological support for the teaching and learning process. The response options are provided in the questionnaire. Please select and mark the option that best reflects your opinion.

- Yes
- Probably yes
- Cannot say
- Probably no
- No
- No
- I don't know
- Yes
- Usually bad
- More often bad
- No effect
- More often good
- Usually good

These are 3 of the 28 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

School Educational Environment Safety Assessment Test - Description and methodology of the test

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pedagogy

Parents, carers, and other adults involved in a child’s education can use this school environment safety test to examine how the school is experienced in everyday life. The School Educational Environment Safety Assessment Test turns perceptions of protection, atmosphere, understanding, participation, and emotion into a profile. It can help readers notice strengths, clarify concerns, and identify subjects for constructive discussion with the school.

What This Assessment Explores

The questionnaire links development, relationships, protection, and emotion. This school environment safety questionnaire identifies five dimensions:

Perceived Safety in the School Educational Environment (0-4) measures protection, support, and absence of threats; Low security 0-1.5, Moderate security 1.5-3, High security 3-4.
Satisfaction With the Characteristics of the School Educational Environment (1-5) measures conditions, organization, and overall atmosphere; Low satisfaction 1-2.5, Moderate satisfaction 3-3.5, High satisfaction 4-5.
Cognitive (0-4) measures understanding and structure; Low clarity 0-1, Moderate clarity 2-3, High clarity 4-4.
Behavioral (0-4) measures participation and readiness to interact; Low engagement 0-1, Moderate engagement 2-3, High engagement 4-4.
Emotional (0-4) measures comfort, satisfaction, and anxiety; Low emotional safety 0-1, Moderate emotional safety 2-3, High emotional safety 4-4.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Response options vary with the subject being rated. The questionnaire combines ordered ratings, categorical alternatives, uncertainty options, a 0-9 preference scale, selection of five important characteristics, and five-point ratings showing how strongly each selected characteristic is present. Separate five-point ratings address protection from harmful or disrespectful treatment, including humiliation, insults, threats, and coercion. Items move between broad judgments about development and school style and concrete experiences involving teachers and administration.

Across the five dimensions, this school safety questionnaire organizes the displayed results. Bands identify each result’s level; ranges alone do not show how many points an individual response contributes.

Baeva’s educational-environment questionnaire is the closest conceptual reference. Separate publications by Volkova, Laktionova, Kulikova, and Bordovskaia address related educational-environment questions. This questionnaire is conceptually consistent with Baeva’s framework, not a direct adaptation. No independent standardization or norms are documented for this version; its bands are descriptive categories, not independently established norms.

Self-report means current events, expectations, memory, and willingness to disclose may shape the profile; use it to structure reflection and discussion about the child’s school experience.

Author: D. Olweus

Literature:

Baeva, I. A., Volkova, E. N., & Laktionova, E. B. (2011). Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment: The Development of Personality. Moscow and St. Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya, 272 pp.
Baeva, I. A., Volkova, E. N., & Laktionova, E. B. (2009). Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment: Textbook. Moscow: Ekon-Inform, 248 pp.
Kulikova, T. I. (2016). Pilot Research on a Pupil’s Psychological Safety in the Multicultural Educational Environment. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 9(3), 203-216. 10.11621/pir.2016.0314
Baeva, I. A., & Bordovskaia, N. V. (2015). The Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment and the Psychological Well-Being of Russian Secondary School Pupils and Teachers. Psychology in Russia: State of Art, 8(1), 86-99. 10.11621/pir.2015.0108

Updated: 2025-10-02