VOLT: Middle/High School Survey
The VOLT online school climate survey for middle and high school students grades 6-12 contains questions about a number of topics relevant to school safety. There is a core survey that schools will administer as well as several optional sections of questions from which they can choose. The core survey takes most students 30-40 minutes to complete. The following topics are included in the middle/high school survey:
• Demographics• Feelings and Attitudes Toward School
• Condition of Campus
• Perceptions of Feeling Safe at School
• Relationships with Peers*
• Feelings/Attitudes Towards Diversity
• Teacher Support
• Knowledge of Fairness of Discipline Policies
• Respect for Authority
• Peer Acceptability of Aggression
• Acceptability of Aggression
• Delinquency
• Perpetration of Aggression
• Victim of Aggression
• Bullying Victimization, including Hot Spots
• Bullying Perpetration
• Teen Dating Violence* Not yet available
• Attitudes About Weapon Carrying and Use*
• Weapon Carrying and Use*
• Depression*
• Suicide* Not yet available
• Smoking, Alcohol, Marijuana & Other Drug Use
• Peer Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drugs
• Truancy
• Gang Participation & Presence of Gangs
• Bonding and Time with Family
• Parental Control and Monitoring
• Parents Value and Encourage Prosocial Behavior
• Trust
• Involvement in School Activities*
• Involvement in Community Activities*
• Self-Injury, Eating Disorders, Steroid Use*
• Physical Health Status and Exercise*
• Value on Health
• Use Injury Prevention Strategies*
• Academic Self-Efficacy
• Moral Disengagement
• Self-Regulatory Efficacy*
• Emotional Self-Efficacy*
*Optional questions
Click below for pdf versions of the full Middle/High surveys:
Core Survey
Optional Modules
