High School Survey of Student Engagement
The High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) is a survey designed to investigate student engagement: 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. [1] [2]
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. [3]
- 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". [4]
- "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.
Reception
In a blog post titled "Water Runs Downhill, and School is Boring" economist Bryan Caplan quoted passages from the HSSSE to note that many students found school boring. He argued that the results probably understated students' boredom with high school because social desirability bias may lead fewer students to openly admit to finding high school boring.[5]
See also
- National Survey of Student Engagement
- Community College Survey of Student Engagement
- Student engagement
References
- ↑ George D. Kuh "Assessing What Really Matters to Student Learning: Inside the National Survey of Student Engagement" Change Vol. 33, No. 3 (May - Jun., 2001), pp. 10-17, 66 JStor
- ↑ Alvin P. Sanoff, "Survey: High school fails to engage students" USA Today May 8, 2006
- ↑ WorldCat
- ↑ Robert Balfanz, "Can the American High School Become an Avenue of Advancement for All?" The Future of Children, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2009, pp. 17-36 MUSE doi:10.1353/foc.0.0025
- ↑ Caplan, Bryan (April 4, 2014). "Water Runs Downhill, and School Is Boring". EconLog. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
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