Prosocial items: 1,2,7,8,9,10,14

Responsibility items: 3,4,5,6,11,12,13

Items are rated as follows: 1=never; 2=seldom; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=always

Note: Scales can be further divided into learning-oriented versus friendship-oriented subscales.

1. How often do you try to share what you've learned with your classmates?
2. How often do you try to help your classmates solve a problem once you've figured it out?
3. How often do you try to do what your teacher asks you to?
4. How often do you try to be quiet when others are trying to study?
5. How often do you try to keep working even when you're tired?
6. How often do you try to keep working even when other kids are goofing off?
7. How often do you try to be nice to kids when something bad has happened to them?
8. How often do you try to help other kids when they have a problem?
9. How often do you try to cheer someone up when something has gone wrong?
10. How often do you try to think about how your behavior will affect other kids?
11. How often do you try to keep promises that you've made to other kids?
12. How often do you try to keep secrets that other kids have told you?
13. How often do you do the things you've told other kids you would do?
14. How often do you try to help your classmates learn new things?

Learning items: 1,2,3,4

Performance items: 5,6,7,8,9,10

Items are rated as follows: 1=never; 2=seldom; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=always

1. How often do you try to learn something new even when you don't have to?
2. How often do you try to find things to learn in class that are new and challenging?
3. How often do you try to learn as much as you can about a new subject?
4. How often do you try to work hard to understand what you are studying?
5. How often do you try to show your teachers how smart you are?
6. How often do you try to learn things ONLY because you want to get a good grade?
7. How often do you try to make sure your teachers know you have been working hard?
8. How often do you try to get better grades than other kids in your class?
9. How often do you try to show you've learned more than your classmates?
10. How often do you try to get more answers right than your classmates?

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