Exploring the Student Engagement Instrument and Career Perceptions with College Students

Abstract

The Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) is a relatively new inventory designed to measure cognitive andaffective engagement in school for middle and high school students. We explored the reliability and validity ofthe SEI for 122 college students. Results provided evidence for adequate to good reliability andvalidity--indicating a good fit between the data and a 4-factor structure based on Teacher-Student Relationships,Peer Support at School, Future Aspirations and Goals, and Family Support for Learning. Two factorsrepresenting affective engagement (Peer Support at School and Teacher-Student Relationships) emerged asimportant predictors of career perceptions in our college student sample. Peer Support at School also predictedcollege GPA. Facilitating continuity in the operationalization and measurement of student engagement acrosssecondary and post-secondary settings, findings also highlight the potential importance of student engagement tocareer development.

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