Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
The Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) is a 35-item (secondary) or 31-items (elementary) instrument that measures various components of student engagement, including teacher-student relationships which may provide insights into students' sense of belonging at school.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
4,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Administration Information
Length
31-35 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Contact
Eileen Klemm klem0027@umn.edu
Psychometrics
Psychometric References
Appleton, J. J. (2012). Systems consultation: Developing the assessment-to-intervention link with the Student Engagement Instrument. In S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, and C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of research on student engagement (pp. 725-741). New York, NY: Springer Science.
Appleton, J. J., Christenson, S. L., Kim, D., & Reschly, A. L. (2006). Measuring cognitive and psychological engagement: Validation of the Student Engagement Instrument. Journal of School Psychology, 44, 427–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2006.04.002
Carter, C. P., Reschly, A. L., Lovelace, M. D., Appleton, J. J, & Thompson, D. (2012). Measuring student engagement among elementary students: Pilot of the Student Engagement Instrument—Elementary Version. School Psychology Quarterly, 27 (2), 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029229
