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A Measure of College Student Course Engagement

Handelsman, Mitchell M., Briggs, William L., Sullivan, Nora, Towler, Annette·2005·The Journal of Educational Research
DOI 10.3200/joer.98.3.184-192
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Student engagement is considered an important predictor of student achievement, but few researchers have attempted to derive a valid and reliable measure of college student engagement in particular courses. In 2 studies, we developed and explored the validity of a measure of student engagement, the Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ). Exploratory factor analysis revealed 4 dimensions of college student engagement that were distinct and reliable: skills engagement, participation/interaction engagement, emotional engagement, and performance engagement. We reported evidence of the convergent and discriminant validity of the measure. In particular, we found relationships between factors on the SCEQ and self-report measures of engagement, endorsement of self-theories, goal preferences, and grades.

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  • Some studies in secondary and higher education have used validated tools to assess engagement, such as the Student Course Engagement Questionnaire and the EGameFlow scale.

    “Yet, some studies in secondary and higher education contexts have used validated tools to assess engagement.For example, the Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ) (Handelsman et al., 2005) has been utilized to measure skill use, interaction, and emotional involvement (Feroz et al., 2020;Pimentel et al., 2022).The EGameFlow scale has been applied to assess dimensions such as concentration,”

    From Gamification on Mathematics Engagement and Motivation in Secondary School and Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2026) · cites this paper as Handelsman et al., 2005

  • Handelsman et al. see student engagement as containing both affective and behavioral components.

    “They see student engagement as containing both affective and behavioral components.”

    From Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) (2015) · cites this paper as Handelsman et al., 2005

  • The literature about measuring student engagement indicates three potential measurements: RAIQDC, CLASSE, and SCEQ.

    “The literature about measuring student engagement indicates three potential measurements: Roblyer and Wiencke's (2004) Rubric for Assessing Interactive Qualities of Distance Courses (RAIQDC), Ouimet and Smallwood's (2005) Classroom Survey of Student Engagement (CLASSE), and Handelsman et al.'s (2005) Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ).”

    From Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) (2015) · cites this paper as Handelsman et al.'s (2005)

  • The SCEQ was more theoretically sound and measured not just perceptions of attitudes but also perceptions of behaviors.

    “So the SCEQ held a stronger theoretical foundation about engagement and measured not just perceptions of attitudes but also perceptions of behaviors.”

    From Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) (2015) · cites this paper as Handelsman et al.'s (2005)

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Authors
Handelsman, M. M., Briggs, W. L., Sullivan, N., & Towler, A.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Denver (US)
ORCID
Handelsman, Mitchell M.
Venue
The Journal of Educational Research
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2005-01
Volume
98
Issue
3
Pages
184-192
ISSN
  • 0022-0671 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-0675
DOI
10.3200/joer.98.3.184-192
OpenAlex
W1967506110
Cited by
857
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 38 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 105 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 33 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 25
FWCI
4.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Journal of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Keywords
student engagement, course engagement, university students, emotional engagement, self-theory, goal preferences, academic performance, measurement validity

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