Classroom Assessment Fairness Inventory (CAFI)
Measures students' perceptions of fairness in classroom assessment practices across different educational scenarios.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The Classroom Assessment Fairness Inventory (CAFI) was developed by Amirhossein Rasooli, Christopher DeLuca, Liying Cheng, Amin Mousavi (2023). It is designed to measure Perceived classroom assessment fairness. The scale is intended for use with Students (adolescents and adults).
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 33 items organized into 4 factors/subscales: Unfairness in Groupwork, Fairness in Grading, Fairness in Cheating, Fairness in Feedback.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Unfairness in Groupwork | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 7 |
| Fairness in Grading | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32 | 17 |
| Fairness in Cheating | 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 | 8 |
| Fairness in Feedback | 33 | 1 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 = Highly unfair, 2 = Unfair, 3 = Somewhat unfair, 4 = Somewhat fair, 5 = Fair, 6 = Highly fair, 7 = I am not sure.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Total scores range from 33 to 198. Interpretation guidelines:
- Low Perceived Fairness: 33 – 99
- Moderate Perceived Fairness: 100 – 149
- High Perceived Fairness: 150 – 198
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.79 to 0.87.
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.