Student Engagement Instrument (SEI)
General Information on the Measure | |
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Purpose of the measure |
The Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) measures cognitive and affective engagement in schools. |
Main constructs measured |
Intrapersonal competencies; Interpersonal competencies |
Applicable grade levels |
Grades 6-9 |
Publication year for the most recent version |
2006 |
Year originally developed |
2006 |
Related measures | |
Measure Administration | |
Respondent |
Student |
Method of administration |
Paper/pencil, digital |
Number of items |
35 |
Item format |
Four-point Likert-type scale |
Administration time |
18-22 minutes |
Available languages |
English |
Fee for use | Fee charged by developer |
Credentials required for administration |
None |
Scoring | |
Overall score reporting |
No overall scores are reported. |
Subscore reporting |
There are six subscores:
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Scoring procedures |
The measure is self-scored. |
Interpretive information |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
Evidence of Technical Quality | |
Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected |
Evidence is based on an ethnically and economically diverse urban sample of ninth graders (N=1,931). |
Reliability evidence |
Internal consistency (alpha) estimates ranged from 0.72 to 0.88 for the six scales. |
Validity evidence |
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Locating the Measure | |
Obtaining a copy of the measure | checkandconnect.umn.edu |
References | |
Appleton, James J., Sandra L. Christenson, Dongjin Kim, and Amy L. Reschly, "Measuring cognitive and psychological engagement: Validation of the Student Engagement Instrument," Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2006, pp. 427–445. Betts, J., Appleton, J.J., Reschly, A.L., Christenson, S.L., & Huebner, E.S. "A study of the reliability and construct validity of the Student Engagement Instrument across multiple grades," School Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 25, 2010, pp. 84–93. Lovelace, M., Reschly, A.L., Appleton, J.J., & Lutz, M. , "Concurrent and predictive validity of the Student Engagement Instrument," Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 32, DOI: 10.1177/0734282914527548, 2014, pp. 509–520. | |
Notes | |
Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.