The students in our classes are widely discrepant in their motivations and aspirations. Some are eager to learn and succeed; some seem to want nothing to do with the educational system or its benefits. Academically able students may fail to reach their full academic potential for a variety of reasons, and home, school, social, and cultural factors may contribute to students underachievement. Often underachievers appear to be unmotivated to complete their schoolwork or to engage in classroom activities. Some students underachieve in school because they do not value the outcomes of school, nor do they enjoy completing schoolwork. Whatever the etiology of the underachievement, we believe that many bright students lack motivation because they do not value the goals of school. To reverse underachievement that stems from an apparent lack of motivation, educators must first determine how to build task value into the students scholastic experiences. The purpose of the Class Value Assessment instrument is to assess the task values of underachievers. (Author)