Research schools thinking around ... the New Student Attitudes to School Survey Framework

These are the prompts on the Attitudes to School Survey under heading -

💥Domain : Social Engagement 💥

🙋Student voice and agency 🙋

• At this school, I help decide things like class activities or rules    Year 4-9
• I have the opportunity to participate in decision-making at this school  Year 7-12
• I have a say in the things I learn        Year 4-12
• I have the opportunity to influence class discussions by presenting my ideas or opinions        Year 10-12
• My teachers thinks my ideas are good       Year 4-6
• I am encouraged to share my ideas          Year 4-6
• I feel that I have a voice at this school      Year 10-12
• My teachers incorporate student ideas in class activities       Year 7-12

Analysis

Today (July 26th), Westgarth PS, Wales Street and St Jospeh's Crib Point  .....

1. recognised the AtSS as a statewide system tool
2. noticed that there are other elements of learner agency that could support analysis of this component ie effort, learning confidence and motivation and interest
3. unpacked the language in the learner agency/ voice section (8 questions- some just for primary)
4. discussed whether the insights we gather from these question reflect what we as researchers of learner agency are making sense of / forming understanding around
5. each school explored how they might strengthen awareness of focus of LA for students? for teachers? 
6. each school then committed to an action in relation to getting further information to illuminate the understanding and experiences of agency and how the AtSS tool can provide an accurate picture of their 2018 (and beyond) efforts

Any other thoughts?