Purpose: We know a lot about academic achievement and adaptation to school among different racial populations and socioeconomic classes. What we don't know a lot about is how this may be different in twins, triplets, etc. Because of the unique experiences of multiples, we can suspect that these will be different among those populations.

 

Instructions: Please distribute this survey to your multiples who are attending high school. Create a unique ID for your family that includes your last name month and year (in number format) of your multiples birthdays. Make sure that everyone uses the same ID!  Instruct them to complete this to their best ability.

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* 1. What is your unique ID?

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* 2. What type of multiple are you?

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* 3. Are you and your sibling(s):

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* 4. What is your gender?

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* 5. What is the gender of your multiple sibling(s):

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* 6. How old are you?

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* 7. Are you and your multiple sibling(s) in the same school?

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* 8. What year are you in high school?

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* 9. What year is your multiple sibling(s) in high school?

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* 10. Are you working?

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* 11. If yes, how many hours a week do you work?

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* 12. What was your GPA at the end of your last term/report card?

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* 13. The 49 items included in this survey are statements that describe high school experiences. Read each one and decide how well it applies to you at the present time (within the last few days). For each item, choose the appropriate number in the row next to that item.

  1- Does Not Apply to Me at All 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9- Applies Very Closely to Me
I feel that I fit in well as part of my high school environment.
I have been feeling tense or nervous lately.
I have been keeping up to date on my academic work.
I am meeting as many people, and making as many friends as I would like at my college.
I am finding academic work at my high school difficult.
Lately I have been feeling blue and moody a lot.
I am very involved with social activities in my high school.
I am adjusting well to my high school.
I have not been functioning well during examinations.
I have felt tired much of the time lately.
I am satisfied with the level at which I am performing academically.
I have had informal, personal contacts with high school teachers.
I am not working as hard as I should at my course work.
My academic goals and purposes are well defined.
I haven’t been able to control my emotions very well lately.
I’m not really smart enough for the academic work I am expected to be doing now.
Getting a high school diploma is very important to me.
My appetite has been good lately.
I haven’t been very efficient in the use of study time lately.
I enjoy writing papers for courses.
I have been having a lot of headaches lately.
I really haven’t had much motivation for studying lately.
I am satisfied with the extracurricular activities available at my high school.
I’ve given a lot of thought lately to whether I should ask for help from the Psychological/Counseling services center at my school or from a counselor outside the high school.
I wish I were at another high school.
I’ve put on (or lost) too much weight recently.
I feel that I have enough social skills to get along well in the high school setting.
I have been getting angry too easily latterly.
Recently I have had trouble concentrating when I try to study.
I haven’t been sleeping very well.
I’m not doing well enough academically for the amount of work I put in.
I am having difficulty feeling at ease with other people at my high school.
I am satisfied with the quality or caliber of courses available at my high school.
I am attending classes regularly.
Sometimes my thinking gets muddled up to easily.
I am satisfied with the extent to which I am participating in social activities at my high school.
I haven’t been mixing too well with the opposite sex lately.
I enjoy my academic work at my high school.
I have been feeling lonely a lot at my high school lately.
I am having a lot of trouble getting started on homework assignments.
I have been feeling in good health lately.
I feel I am very different from other students at my high school in ways that I don’t like.
Most of the things I am interested in are not related to any of my course work at my high school.
I am very satisfied with the teachers I have now in my high school.
I have some good friends or acquaintances at my high school whom I can talk about any problems I may have.
I am experiencing a lot of difficulty coping with the stresses imposed on me in my high school.
I am quite satisfied with my social life at my high school.
I am quite satisfied with my academic situation at my high school.
I feel confident that I will be able to deal in a satisfactory manner with future challenges here at my high school.

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* 14. Do you plan to further your education past High School?

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* 15. If yes, what type of degree?

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* 16. If no, what do you plan on doing once you graduate from High School?

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* 17. Are there any additional comments you would like to add about your experiences at high school?

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