The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale (adolescent version) a student self-report measure of self-determination designed primarily for use by, and normed with, adolescents with cognitive and developmental disabilities. The scale has two primary purposes:

1.  To provide students and educators a tool that assists them to identify student strengths and areas of support and instructional need in self- determination.
2.  To provide a research tool to examine the relationship between and among self-determination and factors that promote/inhibit self- determined behavior, to evaluate the efficacy of interventions to promote self-determination, and for use with related research activities.