High School Survey of Student Engagement
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The High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) is a survey
designed to investigate the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of high school
students about their work. The survey is the central component of a research and professional development project directed by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University
. The primary purpose of the project is to help high schools explore, understand, and strengthen student engagement
.
HSSSE was first piloted in 2003, and has been available to schools in the United States since 2004. From 2006 through 2009, more than 300,000 students across over 40 states participated in HSSSE. The next administration of HSSSE will be in Fall 2010.
Overview reports summarizing the aggregate data are published periodically. Among the recent reports are
Survey
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designed to investigate the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students about their work. The survey is the central component of a research and professional development project directed by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. The primary purpose of the project is to help high schools explore, understand, and strengthen student engagement
Student engagement
Student engagement occurs when "students make a psychological investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success , but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives." It is...
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HSSSE was first piloted in 2003, and has been available to schools in the United States since 2004. From 2006 through 2009, more than 300,000 students across over 40 states participated in HSSSE. The next administration of HSSSE will be in Fall 2010.
Overview reports summarizing the aggregate data are published periodically. Among the recent reports are
- Indiana University. High School Survey of Student Engagement 2005: What We Can Learn from High School Students. Bloomington, Ind: Indiana University, 2005.
- Yazzi-Mintz, E. 2006. "Voices of Students on Engagement: A Report on the 2006 High School Survey of Student Engagement". Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press.
- "Engaging the Voices of Students: A Report on the 2007 & 2008 High School Survey of Student Engagement" and "Voices of Students on Engagement: A Report on the 2006 High School Survey of Student Engagement".
- "Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement", June 8, 2010, including profiles of schools and districts that are making effective use of HSSSE data.
External links
- High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE)
- Engaging the Voices of Students: A Report on the 2007 & 2008 High School Survey of Student Engagement
- Voices of Students on Engagement: A Report on the 2006 High School Survey of Student Engagement
- Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement