title: Measuring student engagement among elementary students: pilot of the Student Engagement Instrument--Elementary Version.
abstract: Early school withdrawal, commonly referred to as dropout, is associated with a plethora of negative outcomes for students, schools, and society. Student engagement, however, presents as a promising theoretical model and cornerstone of school completion interventions. The purpose of the present study was to validate the Student Engagement Instrument-Elementary Version (SEI-E). The psychometric properties of this measure were assessed based on the responses of an ethnically diverse sample of 1,943 students from an urban locale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the 4-factor model of student engagement provided the best fit for the current data, which is divergent from previous SEI studies suggesting 5- and 6-factor models. Discussion and implications of these findings are presented in the context of student engagement and dropout prevention.
authors: Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology.
authors: Chandra P
authors: CP
authors: Carter
authors: Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology.
authors: Amy L
authors: AL
authors: Reschly
authors: Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology.
authors: Matthew D
authors: MD
authors: Lovelace
authors: Gwinnett County Public School District.
authors: James J
authors: JJ
authors: Appleton
authors: Gwinnett County Public School District.
authors: Dianne
authors: D
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D057189:Checklist; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D012931:Social Environment; D012951:Socialization; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*