Created by the Transcultural Pedagogical Research Group, a team of Purdue doctoral students who have all gone on to tenure-track glory, this coding system, which includes examples, stands as a shining way to make sense of qualitative data as revealed in students' efforts to become better writers.

Originally created and validated in 1997 by noted social psychologist James McCrosky, this instrument measures generalized ethnocentricity, e.g. the idea that your group or culture is better than all other groups or cultures.  There are several versions of this instrument, including one that is specific to US culture.

These two, free research validated instruments measure the degree to which the individual has apprehension about conversational interactions with a person from another ethnicity or another race. Each is about 14 questions long.

Created by Skillify, an online service created by social entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California, to help students transform into young professionals, the myGiide is a free cultural agility assessment, which features action planning for personal improvement. "Cultural Agility" is defined as encompassing the following: tolerance of ambiguity, cultural curiosity, perspective taking, cultural humility, emotional resilience and relationship building.

This instrument was developed to measure capacity for self-regulated learning (also called life-long learning) and reflection among medical students. It measures Insight, Need for Reflection, Intention for Reflection and Engagement in Reflection.

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This assessment measures: 1. Intellectual empathy, empathetic emotions and the communication between the two. 2. Empathetic feelings and expression; empathetic perspective-taking; acceptance of cultural differences; and empathetic awareness. CAUTION: Some practitioners feel that this instrument, as written centers "whiteness" and privilege, for that reason, it can be an excellent tool for some learners and a harmful tool for others*. We encourage you to read the questions carefully and to think about your learner audience before using this instrument.

Citation: Wang, Y. W., Davidson, M. M., Yakushko, O. F., Savoy, H. B., Tan, J. A., & Bleier, J. K. (2003). The scale of ethnocultural empathy: Development, validation, and reliability. Journal of counseling psychology, 50(2), 221.

*A similar tool which may be of interest if the SEE seems inappropriate for your learner group is the Generalized Ethnocentrism Scale (GENE), developed and validated by Neulip and McCroskey in 1997. [http://www.jamescmccroskey.com/publications/172.pdf]

Intercultural and inter-ethnic communication apprehension is defined as anxiety about communicating across either cultural or ethnic difference. Full question set for both instruments is included in this 1997 instrument.

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The ATIBI was designed to measure the attitudes of health professional and students to instruction about implicit bias. It measures: [1] the degree to which an individual values implicit bias instruction, [2] acceptance of implicit bias in oneself, [3] self-awareness & perceived self-efficacy, [4] recognition of the importance of implicit bias instruction, and [5] acceptance of the impact of implicit bias instruction on clinical care.

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This instrument is designed to measure openness, self-awareness, lack of ego, supportive-ness and capacity for self-critique. Questions can be found on page 61 of the attached article. Note that this instrumentwas designed for use in clinical psychology contexts; for the academic advising initiative, the team changed the word "client" to the word "student."  The Purdue study is only using the questions which measure openness.

Citation: Gonzalez, E., Sperandio, K. R., Mullen, P. R., & Tuazon, V. E. (2021). Development and initial testing of the Multidimensional Cultural Humility Scale. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 54(1), 56-70.

Designed to use Legos to lead participants to an understanding of privilege as unearned advantage without initial use of the term (privilege), which can be polarizing or scary for many. Not a board or card game, but we include it here anyway, because stacking the Legos feels playful in nature and also, like many board or card games, it requires purchasing materials.

Rise Up is a board game about building people power and winning together to create social justice—even when the cards are stacked against us. All players are on the same team, collaborating to build a movement and fight an opponent that is trying to crush your efforts. Suitable for ages 10 and up.  Currently listed as costing $37.00 (as of 4-29-2022).

In The Village is a cooperative card game for 3-5 players, who must use nets, medications,and insecticides to stave off the threat of malaria in their village.  In order to win all players must cooperate, discuss, and share limited resources or none will survive.  Suitable for ages 12 and up.  Currently listing as costing $15.00 (as of 4-29-2022).

Two of a series of six short, free, downloadable electronic games which introduce some basic differences about cultures in Europe. Created in 2007 as part of a project funded by the European Union for those who work with youth groups; the series also includes e-games focused on Human Rights and Leadership (project management).

A free card game devised by CILMAR staff to encourage perspective-sharing and facilitate brave discussions following a use-of-force incident in a community. Was "in production" as of 4-29-2022, so you may need to wait a week to access it.

A free card game, developed by CILMAR staff members, in which participants identify statements indicative of various orientations on the Intercultural Development Continuum, as well as reflect on connections between the orientations and their own life experiences.  It works well as part of an IDI group debriefing, to help explain the model before discussing aggregate group results.  May also be used in situations where you wish to help team leaders recognize & uplift effective intercultural behavior without the cost of administering the IDI instrument.

This card game helps participants to develop empathy for people from varied backgrounds and experiences, demonstrate intentional listening, & build relationships through sharing experiences. Currently listed as costing $18.99 (as of 4-29-2022).

A board game, by the Tesa Collective, somewhat like Monopoly, but intended to reward cooperation. Suitable for ages 10 and up. " Designed for families and friends who want to play together instead of competing against each other, and groups thinking about starting a cooperative or improving skills as collaborators. "  Cost listed at $35 as of 4-29-2022.

A card game (available from Pandasaurus Games) on perspective shifting, suitable for ages 8 and up, with lesson plan developed by a former CILMAR graduate assistant, Margaret Sheble. Cost of the card game is listed on Amazon at $39.95, although some gamer sites may offer it for less.

Free card game created by CILMAR in partnership with Purdue Study Abroad advisors. Downloads include a lesson plan and a printable set of cards. As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Identify effective strategies for succeeding in study abroad programs. 2. Determine whether strategies are best applied before, during, or after study abroad. 3. Discuss which strategies are the best fit for their particular contexts.