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Assessment of Educational Interaction Strategies With Children Test

Understand how an educator builds relationships with children in about 6 minutes. Get a clear read on personal vs rule focused style to guide coaching, training, and support.

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Questions: 306 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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98/150

Interaction Model (IM)

Measures whether a teacher’s interactions with students lean more toward an academic-disciplinary model or a person-centered model.

Person-centered

Mixed/Transitional

Academic-disciplinary

30 – 80: Person-centered | 81 – 100: Mixed/Transitional | 101 – 150: Academic-disciplinary

A score of 98 falls in the Mixed/Transitional range, indicating a generally balanced approach with a noticeable tilt toward academic-disciplinary structure.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School and preschool teachers

46%OF USERS

They take it to understand whether they rely more on emotional connection or on rules and discipline in daily classroom situations.

Methodologists and supervisors

33%OF USERS

They use it in trainings, observations, and supervision to identify a teacher’s interaction style and plan targeted development.

Education program managers

21%OF USERS

They administer it across teams to compare approaches, spot common gaps, and improve student motivation and behavior outcomes.

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

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Interaction Model (IM)

Average

104.6

Normal range

88 — 121.2

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max.

150

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You are presented with a series of statements concerning the teaching and upbringing of school-aged students. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement.

- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Completely disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Completely agree
- Completely disagree
- Rather disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Rather agree
- Completely agree

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Studying pedagogical strategies for interacting with children Test

Assessment of Educational Interaction Strategies With Children Test - Symptoms and Signs

pedagogy

This measure evaluates educators’ approaches to interacting with children in common school-based situations. The Assessment of Educational Interaction Strategies With Children is intended to characterize whether a respondent tends to prioritize relational/emotional engagement or instructional and behavioral structure.

The instrument includes 30 items and takes about 6 minutes to complete. Respondents rate brief scenarios, and results are typically used to inform consultation, training, or supervision by identifying predominant interaction patterns and potential targets for professional development.

The Assessment of Educational Interaction Strategies With Children is attributed to D. P. Ausubel and is generally interpreted as a descriptive indicator of interaction style rather than a diagnostic tool.

Author: D. P. Ausubel

Literature: Pianta, R. C. Enhancing relationships between children and teachers. American Psychological Association. 1999.