by Leonard V. Gordon, Ph.D.

Quick Facts

Range: 4th-12th grades
Length: 24 items
Norms: High school
Administration Time: 10-15 minutes
Scoring Options: Hand-scoring with overlay keys;
scoring by ERAS

• Plan instructional strategies to maximize students' potential
• Place students in the appropriate learning environments
• Make workplace characteristics meaningful to students in vocational programs

The School Environment Preference Survey (SEPS) is a measure of work role socialization as it occurs in the traditional school. Diagnose students' commitment to a set of attitudes, values and behaviors that are preparatory for entry into many areas of the world-of-work, and are fostered and rewarded in most school settings. High and low scores have differential behavioral implications. The SEPS is based on extensive parallel research undertaken with both student and employed adult samples.

Learn more about the SEPS scales

SEPS Materials