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Amplify Student Agency and Voice

Now – more than ever – hope, engagement, and belonging in future-ready, deeper learning matters! Listening to student voice is essential to empower them to take ownership of their learning and become active agents in the educational process. And when educators have the tools to engage their students and respond, they can make a powerful impact.

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What to Ask Students

There are four key themes that are essential for students to understand so they can thrive now and in the future:

Hope

Goals, agency, and pathways for the future

Engagement

Relationships that create enthusiasm for meaningful learning experiences

Belonging

Feeling cared for, accepted, and valued

21st Century Learning

Empowered as lifelong learners and contributors in our complex and ever-changing world

Our Suite of Tools

TheStudentExperience21 is an online suite of tools that help educators respond to student voice around the themes of hope, engagement, and belonging in future-ready learning experiences.

Suite of Tools Overview

Student Perception Survey

A student perception survey provides insights into what matters most to student success now and in the future.

Students share how they feel about their learning experience to discover gaps between student perception and teacher intention
Locally determined administration windows and frequency
For grades 4-12
Takes less than 15 minutes on a computer or handheld device
24 survey items, 6 items per theme: hope, engagement, belonging, and 21st century learning
Survey items in English
Grade 4 reading level and audio support available
Student responses are anonymous

Immediate Reports for Educators

Immediate report PDFs are generated for educators (by class, school, and system) around student perception of their learning experiences.

Real-time reporting available at class, subject/course, grade, and school levels, as well as by learning mode: in-person, virtual, and hybrid
Includes survey item data and grand mean of responses
Includes strengths and opportunities for growth in professional practice

Action Response Guide for Educators

An action response guide is available for educators with research-based strategies to inform educator response to student voice around the key survey themes.

Research-based strategies for each survey theme: hope, engagement, belonging, and future-ready learning
Three tiers of guided strategies – reflective response, professional practice, and collaborative conversations – to inform educator response to student perceptions

Interactive Data Analysis Dashboard for System Leaders

An interactive data analysis dashboard is available for system leaders that includes searchable queries to reveal trends and strengths in the school and across the system.

Reveal the highest levels of hope, engagement, belonging, and future-ready learning experiences across the system
Data analysis for each survey theme through multiple criteria, including subject/course, grade level, and school, as well as by learning mode: in-person, virtual, and hybrid
Searchable queries to reveal trends and strengths to replicate across the system

These tools are designed to elevate student voice to support teacher reflection and practice system-wide. It is inappropriate to use TheStudentExperience21 student perception survey for student or teacher evaluation purposes.