High School Survey of Student Engagement HSSSE 2012-2013 Codebook
Q1 What is your current grade? 9 9th 10 10th 11 11th 12 12th Q2 Select the highest level of education you expect to complete 1 Will not finish high school 2 GED 3 High school diploma Community college degree (Associate's), technical 4 school, or vocational/trade certificate 5 Four-year college degree (Bachelor's) 6 Master's, Doctorate, or other advanced degree Q3 What is your sex? 1 Male 0 Female Q4a To what extent do you agree or disagree: Overall, I feel good about being in this high school 1 Strongly disagree Q4b To what extent do you agree or disagree: I care about this school 1 Strongly disagree Q4c To what extent do you agree or disagree: I feel safe in this school 1 Strongly disagree Q4d To what extent do you agree or disagree: My opinions are respected in this school 1 Strongly disagree Q4e To what extent do you agree or disagree: There is at least one adult in this school who knows me well 1 Strongly disagree Q4f_i I feel supported by the following people in this school: teachers 1 Strongly disagree
Q4f_ii I feel supported by the following people at this school: administrators (principal, head of school, assistant/vice principal, dean) 1 Strongly disagree Q4f_iii I feel supported by the following people at this school: counselors 1 Strongly disagree Q4f_iv I feel supported by the following people at this school: other adults (secretaries, librarians/media specialists, coaches) 1 Strongly disagree Q4f_v I feel supported by the following people at this school: other students 1 Strongly disagree Q4g To what extend do you agree or disagree: Teachers engage me in classroom discussions 1 Strongly disagree Q4h To what extent do you agree or disagree: I can be creative in classroom assignments and projects 1 Strongly disagree Q4i To what extent do you agree or disagree: I am comfortable being myself at this school 1 Strongly disagree Q4j To what extent do you agree or disagree: I am an important part of my high school community 1 Strongly disagree
Q4k To what extent do you agree or disagree: This school's rules are fair 1 Strongly disagree Q4l To what extent do you agree or disagree: This school's rules are applied and enforced consistently 1 Strongly disagree Q4m To what extent do you agree or disagree: If I could choose a high school right now, I would choose this school 1 Strongly disagree Q5a How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Teacher lectures 1 Not at all Q5b How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Discussions and debates 1 Not at all Q5c How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Individual readings 1 Not at all Q5d How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Writing projects 1 Not at all Q5e How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Research projects 1 Not at all
Q5f How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Group projects 1 Not at all Q5g How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Giving presentations and speeches 1 Not at all Q5h How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Art, drama activities, and role plays 1 Not at all Q5i How much do each of the following classroom activities and assignments interest or engage you: Projects and lessons involving technology 1 Not at all Q6a How much does you high school emphasize: Memorizing facts and figures for classes 1 Not at all Q6b How much does you high school emphasize: Understanding information and ideas for classes 1 Not at all Q6c How much does you high school emphasize: Analyzing ideas in depth for classes 1 Not at all Q6d How much does you high school emphasize: Studying and completing school work at home 1 Not at all
Q6e How much does you high school emphasize: Spending time preparing for state and district standardized tests 1 Not at all Q6f How much does you high school emphasize: Participating in school events and activities (athletics, plays, performances, academic competitions) 1 Not at all Q6g How much does you high school emphasize: Using computers or other technology for class work 1 Not at all Q6h How much does you high school emphasize: Furthering education or training beyond high school 1 Not at all Q6i Q7a How much does you high school emphasize: Building positive relationships with students of different backgrounds (religious, ethnic/racial, political, and economic) 1 Not at all How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Acquiring skills for a job after completing high school 1 Not at all Q7b How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Writing effectively 1 Not at all Q7c How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Speaking effectively 1 Not at all
Q7d How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Thinking critically (reasoning, asking "Why?") 1 Not at all Q7e How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Developing creative ideas and solutions 1 Not at all Q7f How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Reading and understanding challenging materials 1 Not at all Q7g How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Using technology to gather and communicate information 1 Not at all Q7h How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Working well with others to complete a task 1 Not at all Q7i How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Learning independently 1 Not at all Q7j How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Applying school-based knowledge to everyday life 1 Not at all Q7k How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Learning what life is like for other people in your community outside of school 1 Not at all
Q7l How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Developing career goals 1 Not at all Q7m How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Understanding why what you learn in school will be important for life after high school 1 Not at all Q7n How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Understanding yourself 1 Not at all Q7o How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Treating people with respect 1 Not at all How much has your experience at this school contributed to: Developing personal beliefs Q7p and values 1 Not at all Q8a In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Completing homework for class 1 1 or less Q8b In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Studying for tests or quizzes 1 1 or less Q8c In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Using technology for school assignments 1 1 or less
Q8d In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Reading for your own personal interest (books, magazines, newspapers, online articles) 1 1 or less Q8e In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Participating in school-sponsored activites (clubs, athletics, student government) 1 1 or less Q8f In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Participating in nonschool sponsored activities or hobbies (clubs, athletics, community theater, churchrelated activities, or other personal interests) 1 1 or less Q8g In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Working for pay 1 1 or less Q8h In a typical 7-day week, how many hours outside of school are spent: Doing volunteer work 1 1 or less Q8i In a typical 7-day week, how many hours are spent outside of school: Exercising for personal fitness 1 1 or less Q8j In a typical 7-day week, how many hours are spent outside of school: Watching television, playing video games 1 1 or less
Q8k Q8l Q8m In a typical 7-day week, how many hours are spent outside of school: Using technology for personal interest (including talking on the phone, texting, and social media) 1 1 or less In a typical 7-day week, how many hours are spent outside of school: Spending time with friends in person 1 1 or less In a typical 7-day week, how many hours are spent outside of school: Participating in family commitments (chores, caring for siblings or relatives) 1 1 or less Q9a During this school year, how often have you: Asked or answered questions in class 1 Never times Q9b During this school year, how often have you: Talked to a teacher about your class work 1 Never times Q9c During this school year, how often have you: Made a class presentation 1 Never times Q9d During this school year, how often have you: Prepared a draft of a paper or assignment before turning it in 1 Never times Q9e During this school year, how often have you: Completed a creative writing assignment (reflections, journaling, short stories, poetry) 1 Never times
Q9f During this school year, how often have you: Completed a formal writing assignment (research paper, speech, lab report, position paper) 1 Never times Q9g During this school year, how often have you: Received feedback from teachers on assignments or other class work 1 Never times Q9h During this school year, how often have you: Attended class with all assignments completed 1 Never times Q9i During this school year, how often have you: Worked on a paper or project that required you to do research outside of assigned text 1 Never times Q9j Q9k Q9l Q9m During this school year, how often have you: Worked on a paper or project that required you to interact with people outside of school (for interviews, observations) 1 Never times During this school year, how often have you: Worked with other students on projects/assignments 1 Never times During this school year, how often have you: Discussed questions in class that have no clear answers 1 Never times During this school year, how often have you: Connected ideas or concepts from one class (or subject area) to another in classroom assignments or discussions 1 Never times
Q9n During this school year, how often have you: Discussed grades with teachers 1 Never times Q9o During this school year, how often have you: Discussed ideas from readings or classes with teachers outside of class 1 Never times Q9p During this school year, how often have you: Discussed ideas from readings or classes with others outside of class (friends, family members, coworkers) 1 Never times Q9q During this school year, how often have you: Talked to an adult in the school about career goals 1 Never times Q9r During this school year, how often have you: Talked to an adult in the school about how to apply to college 1 Never times Q10 During this school year, how often have you been picked on or bullied by another student? 1 Never times Q11 During this school year, how often have you witnessed an act of bullying? 1 Never times Q12 How often have you skipped school, faked an illness to stay home, or deliberately come to school late because of disinterest in school? 1 Never times
Q13 Have you ever been bored in class? 1 Never times Q13a Why bored: Work wasn't challenging enough 1 Yes Q13b Why bored: Work was too difficult 1 Yes Q13c Why bored: Material wasn't interesting 1 Yes Q13d Why bored: Teaching methods not interesting 1 Yes Q13e Why bored: Material wasn't relevant to me 1 Yes Q13f Why bored: No interaction with teacher 1 Yes Q13g Why bored: No interaction with classmates 1 Yes Q14 Have you ever considered transferring from this school? 1 Never times Q14a If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: a charter school 1 Yes Q14b Q14c Q14d Q14e Q14f If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: a magnet school 1 Yes If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: a religious school 1 Yes If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: home school 1 Yes If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: a private independent school 1 Yes If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: a public high school 1 Yes
Q14g If you have thought about transferring, what type of school would you prefer: an online high school 1 Yes Q14_transfer Why have you considered transferring to another school? Text Q15 Have you ever considered dropping out of this high school? 1 Never times Q15a Why dropout: The work was too hard 1 Yes Q15b Why dropout: The work was too easy 1 Yes Q15c Why dropout: I didn t like the school 1 Yes Q15d Why dropout: I didn t like the teachers 1 Yes Q15e Why dropout: I didn't see the value in the work I was being asked to do 1 Yes Q15f Why dropout: I was picked on or bullied 1 Yes Q15g Why dropout: I needed to work for money 1 Yes Q15h Why dropout: No adults in the school cared about me 1 Yes Q15i Why dropout: I felt I was too far behind in credits to graduate 1 Yes Q15j Why dropout: I failed required standardized tests for graduation 1 Yes Q15k Why dropout: Adults in the school encouraged me to drop out 1 Yes Q15l Why dropout: Personal or family medical issues 1 Yes Q15m Why dropout: Other family issues 1 Yes Q15n Why dropout: Other 1 Yes Q15_other Why dropout: Other, specify reason Text Q16 Have you ever repeated a class or course for credit in high school? 1 Yes 0 No
Q17 Do you believe you might have to repeat a class or course taken this year? 1 Yes 0 No Q18a How much do you agree or disagree: I have the skills and ability to complete my work 1 Strongly disagree Q18b How much do you agree or disagree: I put forth a great deal of effort when doing my school work 1 Strongly disagree Q18c How much do you agree or disagree: I am motivated by my desire to learn 1 Strongly disagree Q18d How much do you agree or disagree: I am motivated by my desire to get good grades 1 Strongly disagree Q18e How much do you agree or disagree: I am motivated by teachers who encourage me 1 Strongly disagree Q18f How much do you agree or disagree: I am motivated by my desire to succeed in the world outside of school 1 Strongly disagree Q18g How much do you agree or disagree: I take pride in the quality of my school work 1 Strongly disagree Q18h How much do you agree or disagree: I have worked harder than I expected to in school 1 Strongly disagree
Q18i How much do you agree or disagree: I like discussions in which there are no clear answers 1 Strongly disagree Q18j How much do you agree or disagree: I enjoy being creative in school 1 Strongly disagree Q18k How much do you agree or disagree: I enjoy working on tasks that require a lot of thinking and mental effort 1 Strongly disagree Q18l How much do you agree or disagree: My school work makes me curious to learn other things 1 Strongly disagree Q18m How much do you agree or disagree: In general, I am excited about my classes 1 Strongly disagree Q18n How much do you agree or disagree: I see how the work I am doing now will help me after high school 1 Strongly disagree Q18o How much do you agree or disagree: I feel good about who I am as a student 1 Strongly disagree Q19 About how many of your classes challenge you to your full academic potential? 1 None 2 Some 3 Most 4 All Q20 In about how many classes do you give your maximum effort? 1 None 2 Some 3 Most 4 All
Q21 In about how many classes do you put forth very little effort? 1 None 2 Some 3 Most 4 All Q22a Which of the following have you done or are currently doing during high school: Participated in a work-study program or internship 1 Yes Q22b Q22c Q22d Which of the following have you done or are currently doing during high school: Participated in job shadowing 1 Yes Which of the following have you done or are currently doing during high school: Taken one or more courses online 1 Yes Which of the following have you done or are currently doing during high school: Participated in a performing or fine arts program in school 1 Yes Q23a To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because I enjoy being in school 1 Strongly disagree Q23b To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because of what I learn in classes 1 Strongly disagree Q23c To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because of my teacher(s) 1 Strongly disagree Q23d To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because of my friends 1 Strongly disagree Q23e To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because of my parent(s)/guardian(s) 1 Strongly disagree
Q23f To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because it's the law 1 Strongly disagree Q23g To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school to participate in athletics 1 Strongly disagree Q23h To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school to participate in band, orchestra, and/or choir 1 Strongly disagree Q23i To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because I want to graduate and go to college 1 Strongly disagree Q23j To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because I want to learn skills to get a good job 1 Strongly disagree Q23k To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school because there's nothing else to do 1 Strongly disagree Q23l To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school to stay out of trouble 1 Strongly disagree Q23m To what extent do you agree or disagree: I go to school to get out of the house 1 Strongly disagree
Q24 How old are you today? 13 13 or younger 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 or older Q25e What language(s) is spoken in your home: English 1 Yes Q25s What language(s) is spoken in your home: Spanish 1 Yes Q25o What language(s) is spoken in your home: Other language(s) 1 Yes Q25_other What language(s) is spoken in your home: Other language(s), specify Text Q26a What is your racial or ethnic background: American Indian/Alaska Native 1 Yes Q26b What is your racial or ethnic background: Asian or Asian American 1 Yes Q26c What is your racial or ethnic background: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 Yes Q26d What is your racial or ethnic background: Black or African American 1 Yes Q26e What is your racial or ethnic background: Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin 1 Yes Q26f What is your racial or ethnic background: White 1 Yes Q26g What is your racial or ethnic background: Other 1 Yes Q26h What is your racial or ethnic background: I prefer not to respond 1 Yes Q26_multi What is your racial or ethnic background: Multiracial 1 Yes Q27 Are you eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at your high school? 0 No 1 Yes 2 Don't know 3 Prefer not to respond
Q28 What is the highest level of schooling that either of your parents or guardians completed? 1 Did not finish high school 2 GED 3 High school diploma 4 Community college or trade school degree 5 Four-year college degree (Bachelor's) 6 Master's, Doctorate, or other advanced degree 0 Don't know/not applicable Q29 Which one of the following categories best describes most of your high school grades? 5 Mostly As 4 Mostly As and Bs 3 Mostly Bs and Cs 2 Mostly Cs and Ds 1 Mostly Ds and below 0 Grades not used/don't know Q30 Which one of the following categories best describes most of the classes that you take? 1 Career/Vocational/Trade 2 ELL/ESL/Bilingual 3 General/Regular 4 Honors Q31 Would you like to say more about any of your answers to these survey questions or provide any other comments about your experience at this school? 5 6 Special Education 0 Don't know Text Dual Credit/Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate