Scale of Ethno-Cultural Empathy (SEE), The

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

10 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

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.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.2.221 
 
See also: Albiero, P., & Matricardi, G. (2013). Empathy towards people of different race and ethnicity: Further empirical evidence for the Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 37(5), 648-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.05.003
 
Qualtrics version of this assessment added by Prof. Natasha Watkins, College of Health & Human Sciences, Purdue University

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This is a 31-question instrument.

CAUTION: Like the Intercultural Development Inventory, this instrument can be difficult to use with individuals in polarization or denial of difference. Multiple studies have, however, found it to be both valid and reliable. Its high face validity makes it easy for the test-taker to understand what is being tested, making it useful--in trusting, non-polarized, well-facilitated situations- for formative assessment and group discussion purposes. When you are trying to alert learners to socially desirable actions and behaviors, then high face-validity in an instrument can be a feature, not a bug! If you intend to use this instrument as a summative instrument it is best to use the "retrospective pre-test" method, described more fully on this evaluation blog. If you would like to know more about the difference between formative and summative assessment, we recommend this explanation from Carnegie Mellon University's Eberle Center for Teaching Exellence and Educational Innovation.

The virtual Qualtrics version of this assessment was created by Prof. Natasha Watkins in fulfillment of the requirements of the Intercultural Pedagogy Grant program. For access to make a copy of this Qualtrics please make a request noting the specific URL of this tool to cilmar@purdue.edu.

Additional information on the scoring of responses on this instrument:

Items 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 21, 27, 28, 29, and 31 of this scale are reverse-scored. Reverse-scoring is used for items that are negatively worded because the response to these items means something different than the same response to a positively worded question. To reverse score items on this scale, use the recode feature in the data analysis program you are using (e.g. SPSS). Set the recode command to use the number 7 as your constant and subtract the number of the response from it (NewVariableName = 7 – OldVariableName). So, if a person’s response was a 6, it would become a 1 (7-6 = 1). If the response was a 1, it would become a 6 (7-1 = 6). You only need to recode items that are reverse-scored. After this is complete, you can proceed with your data analysis.

The Qualtrics available from CILMAR for copy is set up for reverse-scoring of these items and will provide the adjusted scores automatically.