This article shows the process taken to design and identify the psychometric properties of a questionnaire (CUADIVER) developed from a mixed methodology to evaluate the situation of the attention given to diversity in primary education centers. In the first phase of the qualitative research the focal group shows us in its speech (Aquad 5.0) the predominance of unfavorable aspects (63.8%) against favorable ones (36.2%) in the attention given to diverse students. In the quantitative phase, 140 heads of orientation departments of primary education participated in the study, representing 61.14% of the total population (N = 229). Cronbach Alpha was calculated for its reliability obtaining a very acceptable index (.92). The Method of Two Halves was also applied and presented a correlation of .91 (even items) and .82 (odd items). The factorial solution reproduced the distribution of the items in theoretical, practical and assessment frameworks. The results legitimize CUADIVER as an instrument of very satisfactory psychometric benefits that joined to its properties of understandability and acceptance turns it into an effective tool in the development and assessment of attention given to diversity in education centers and schools.
Institutional diversity; research methodology; questionnaires
