The Center for Evaluation, Policy, & Research (CEPR) at Indiana University believes the High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) and the Middle Grades Survey of Student Engagement (MGSSE) offer important opportunities for researchers and public schools or districts to better understand how students engage with their peers and adults in schools, their classrooms and learning experiences, and their schools more broadly.
HSSSE and MGSSE data can be invaluable to schools as student engagement is one of the keys to building a safe, positive and creative school climate and culture to increase student achievement, and decrease student boredom, alienation, and drop-out rates. Unlike knowledge-based assessment instruments, HSSSE and MGSSE provide invaluable student engagement data that showcase how schools instill 21st century skills in their students while providing a caring and safe environment that nurtures the whole child.