What critical institutional benchmarks are we ignoring?

Quality of Education and Student Life Index

Our mission is to establish Quality of Education and Student Life as a global metric for school success. We believe a standardized measure of student life is overdue in our education system and seek your support in prioritizing student wellness measures. Our goal for this instrument is to provide metrics for the student experience that can be measured alongside academic performance and other indicators of school success (attendance, graduation rate, student:teacher ratio). To do so, our research team identified several major statistics that represent the student experience, and developed the Quality of Education and Student Life Index (QESLI).

QESLI is a 35-item assessment that measures 7 major statistics: quality of academic experience, quality of non academic experience, quality of school relationships, quality of school environment, quality of personal development, quality of skill development, quality of professional development.

At this phase, we are conducting the third validation study for the QESLI. The data from this study will be used to assess consistency, reliability, and dimensionality, and will be used to determine the strength of the questions asked. No names will be used.

Thank you for your participation in this study. Your 15m helps pave the way for systemic change and accountability in the education system, and supports the prioritization of student wellbeing.

Participant Consent Form

Thank you for your interest in the QESLI. We’d like to provide you with information about the research project we are recruiting participants for. Your participation in the study is voluntary, and there is no penalty for refusing or discontinuing participation.

In this study, you will respond to a survey by answering questions related to your wellbeing and school experience. The risks associated with the study are minimal. If you feel uncomfortable answering questions about yourself, you have the right to skip any question.

All information gathered in this study will remain confidential and be given out only with your permission or as required by law. You will be assigned to create a random participation code to take the survey.

If you have any questions about the study, please contact our principal investigator: Hildy Wen, hildy@qeslo.org.

Please read each statement and indicate how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doingDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I felt I was close to panicDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I found myself getting agitatedDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I was unable to become enthusiastic about anythingDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I felt I wasn’t worth much as a personDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I felt that life was meaninglessDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)Did not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I felt that I was rather touchyDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I felt scared without any good reasonDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time

I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at allDid not apply to me at allApplied to me to some degree, or some of the timeApplied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of timeApplied to me very much or most of the time