In this article in Independent School, Amada Torres (National Association of Independent Schools) reports on her organization’s three-year pilot of the High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE), which is designed to measure three aspects of students’ life in school:
- Engagement of the mind – Cognitive, intellectual, and academic;
- Engagement in the life of the school – Social, behavioral, participatory;
- Engagement of the heart – Emotional.
Here is a sampling of questions with the stem, “How much has your experience at this school contributed to:
- Writing effectively
- Thinking critically
- Reading and understanding challenging material
- Learning independently
- Developing creative ideas and solutions
- Speaking effectively
- Using technology to gather and communicate information
- Acquiring skills for a job after completing high school
- Developing career goals
- Applying school-based knowledge to everyday life
- Understanding why what you learn in school will be important after high school.
To see a sample HSSSE survey, go to http://ceep.indiana.edu/hssse/HSSSE_ForResearch.pdf; for general information, see http://ceep.indiana.edu/hssse.
“Assessing Student Engagement” by Amada Torres in Independent School, Spring 2014 (Vol. 73, #3, p. 16-18),www.nais.org
Stephen Anderson
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