Student Engagement Instrument (SEI)-Elementary School Students

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Instrument Overview

The Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) is a 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.

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Belonging ; Student Engagement Instrument ; SEI ; Student Engagement Measurement ; Educational Assessment ; Engagement Survey
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
31 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Developer
University of Minnesota
Price

Free

Contact
Setting
Classroom

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

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