AIR Self-Determination Assessment

The AIR Self-Determination Assessment looks at how much say a student has over their own life and how much room their environment gives them to exercise it. It splits self-determination into two parts: capacity, meaning the student's knowledge, skills, and beliefs about acting on their own behalf, and opportunity, meaning the chances they actually get to do so at school and at home.

Items are rated on a 5-point frequency scale from never to always. Parallel student, parent, and educator forms let a team compare perspectives and see where a student's skills and their opportunities diverge. Results produce a profile with an overall level of self-determination, pointing to specific strengths, gaps, and goals that can be written into an IEP or transition plan.

Licensing Notes: The forms and user guide are posted for free download by the Zarrow Institute at the University of Oklahoma. The user guide instructs users to make copies of the score sheets as needed.