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The focus of this volume is on evidence-based practical strategies to enhance student engagement at school and with learning. A key element of intervention is assessment. Student engagement is ideally suited for identification of risk, linking assessment to intervention, and monitoring student progress (Reschly et al. Int J Sch Educ Psychol 2:106–114, 2014). The purpose of this chapter is to describe the assessment of academic, behavioral, and cognitive/affective engagement, with specific examples of how to assess indicators of each subtype. Research with the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI; (Appleton et al. J Sch Psychol 44:427–445, 2006)) and extensions of the SEI to elementary and college-age populations is described in detail. The chapter concludes with practical considerations and promising areas for educators in the assessment of student engagement.

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    Following the initial validation, subsequent studies often use a 5-point Likert-type scale, introducing a neutral midpoint (3 = neither agree nor disagree).

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O’Donnell, K., Reschly, A.L. (2020). Assessment of Student Engagement. In: Reschly, A.L., Pohl, A.J., Christenson, S.L. (eds) Student Engagement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37285-9_3

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