Description:
A 9-item self-report measure of a graduate student’s past scholarly accomplishments as well as current scholarly activity.
Reference:
Kahn, J. H., & Scott, N. A. (1997). Predictors of research productivity and science-related career goals among counseling psychology graduate students. The Counseling Psychologist, 25(1), 38–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000097251005
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The following items assess research accomplishments and current involvement in research activities. Please answer the following questions based on your past and current research involvement.
_____ 1. How many published manuscripts (either empirical or otherwise) have you authored or coauthored in a refereed journal? (include manuscripts in press)
_____ 2. How many unpublished empirical manuscripts have you authored or coauthored (not including your thesis or dissertation)?
_____ 3. How many articles have you submitted to refereed journals?
_____ 4. How many manuscripts are you currently in the process of preparing to submit for publication (i.e., writing the manuscript)?
_____ 5. How many presentations have you made at local, regional, or national conventions?
_____ 6. How many presentations are you currently in the process of preparing to submit for presentation (i.e., writing an abstract)?
_____ 7. How many local, regional, or national research conventions have you attended?
Y N 8. Are you currently involved in gathering data (do not include your thesis or dissertation)?
Y N 9. Are you currently conducting statistical analyses on data (do not include your thesis or dissertation)?
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Scoring:
The SAS is scored as a checklist. A score of 1 is given to each item in which the student had some involvement in the particular activity, no matter how much, and a score of 0 indicates that the student had no experience in that activity. The 9 items are summed to create a total index of scholarly activity (ranging from 0 to 9), with higher scores reflecting greater activity.