PEERS Test

The PEERS test, developed by Dan Smithwick of the Nehemiah Institute, measures the Bible's influence on a person's perceptions of the world in five areas: Politics(P), Education(E), Economics(E), Religion(R) and Social Issues(S). The complete test consists of 70 questions and a mini version with 20 questions is available on line.

Click here to take the mini PEERS test

The results of the PEERS test taken by Christian students attending public schools and Christian students in typical Christian schools from 1988 to 2000 are available in the chart below. The chart shows the downward trend in Christian worldview scores for Christian students in both school systems. However, the good news is that Christian students who have received home school or classical Christian, or Principle Approach training are scoring at consistently higher levels.

Click here to view the chart online

Interpretation of the PEERS test score:

Biblical Theism worldview- 70 - 100
Moderate Christian worldview- 30-69
Secular Humanist worldview- 0-29
Socialist worldview- less than 0

Below are two articles with different views about choosing schools to educate our children,

• Education Our Children
• Nine Reasons for not Using Public Schools