High School and Middle Grades Surveys of Student Engagement
Student engagement is the crucial connection between students’ experiences and their learning, reflecting their experiences in the classroom and with peers and adults in school. Research has broadly highlighted the benefits of improving engagement for students’ learning as well as the concerns around the outcomes of disengaged students. Now, more than ever, schools need effective tools to understand how their students engage in their learning and school community to ensure students are set up for success.
The High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) and the Middle Grades Survey of Student Engagement (MGSSE) are among the longest-running surveys designed to help schools better understand and improve student learning. Our team at the Center for Evaluation, Policy, & Research (CEPR) at Indiana University has worked closely with hundreds of schools to administer HSSSE and MGSSE to investigate the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of students about their schoolwork, the school learning environment, and their interactions with the school community.
