SCHOOL PERCEPTIONS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
The School Perceptions Student Engagement Survey is a 26 question survey designed to measure a student's engagement in both their school work and school community. It will provide a school district with important information, such as how students spend their free time, their perception of the rigor and relevance of the curriculum, how they utilize various support systems, their involvement in school life and planning they have done for their life after high school graduation. The goal in conducting the survey is to identify how a school district can best support each of their students to ensure their lifelong success upon high school graduation.
The survey collects data on six indicators of student engagement; connectedness, drive, citizenship, preparation, social and emotional aptitude, and wellness. School Perceptions’ research has shown that there is a correlation between index scores, school engagement and lifelong success. The key indexes are: Connectedness, Drive, Citizenship, Preparation, Social Emotional Aptitude, and Wellness.
The Student Engagement Survey has key questions that feed each of the indexes, and thus, produce an index score. Each index is measured based on questions with multiple choice options aligned to a four point likert scale and therefore reported as a mean score between 1.0 and 4.0 points. The score is the average from the response scale from the key questions. Research shows that a student index score of greater than a 3 indicates strength in the engagement indicator.