We are pleased to announce new features for the 2012-13 school year, including an updated survey instrument and the availability of an online version of HSSSE.
Registration is now available for the 2012-2013 survey administration. Please click Here to register for the paper version and click Here to register for the online version.
"I enjoy going to school no matter what topic we are discussing.
I feel challenged and engaged in school and that is what I want. "
--2012 HSSSE student respondent
"I really wish my school did a better job of helping me grow as a person.
Yes school is important,and I'm willing to do the work but I wish it wasn't all about 'getting the grade.' "
--2012 HSSSE student respondent
A summary of results were shared with all teachers across the district as an opening to
our PD related to cognitive engagement. It also served to inform Guidance/Student Services
departments and athletics and student activities regarding other aspects of student engagement."
--2010 HSSSE participant school administrator
High School Survey of Student Engagement!
The High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE, pronounced "hessee") is the most comprehensive survey on student engagement and school climate issues available to schools today. HSSSE works closely with individual schools, districts, state departments of education, state and national organizations, and foundations to investigate deeply the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs that students have about their work, the school learning environment, and their interaction with the school community. HSSSE also works with school staff members, leadership teams, and other youth-serving professionals to make effective use of the data and to strengthen student engagement in their learning environments.
HSSSE has been measuring the engagement of secondary students since 2003 and offers teachers and administrators actionable information on school characteristics that shape the student experience. Since 2006, more than 400,000 students in over 40 states have taken the survey. It's a short, reliable, online and paper-based survey that is easy for students to complete.
Updates to the 2012-13 survey started with the creation of the HSSSE Technical Advisory Panel, consisting of experts in the fields of survey research, education, curricular development and assessment, information management and institutional research, inquiry methodology and more. This panel helped us to begin the revision process by meeting to discuss what is essential for a survey on student engagement, the effective format of a survey directed toward high school students based on survey research, and how to create new content to more effectively measure the dimensions of student engagement.
You are invited to explore the HSSSE website to learn more about measuring and strengthening the engagement of your students today. We are committed to providing high-quality data and professional development to you as you work to engage all students in the life and work of your school, and we look forward to doing this important work with you!
