Student Leadership Measurement Library

Health and Attainment of Pupils in a Primary Education Network (HAPPEN) well-being survey

The HAPPEN Survey was designed to measure a pupil’s physical, psychological, emotional and social health. HAPPEN is part of the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research funded by Health Care Research Wales.

Constructs Being Measured

Primary

Psychological well-being

Secondary

Physical well-being

How to Access and Cite

To access this resource, visit https://happen-wales.co.uk/take-part-in-the-happen-survey-2020/.

Outcome Families

Well-being

Programmatic Purpose-terms

Classroom-level data and feedback

Program-level monitoring and evaluation

Instrument Characteristics

Type of items

24 mixed type items [multiple choice, rating scale, and open reponses], some items have multiple sub-items

Original target population

8-11 year olds

Format

Self-report

Applicable Grade Levels-terms

Primary

Supporting Research

National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research
Health Care Research WalesNational Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research
Health Care Research Wales
Statham & Chase, 2010
Bornstein et al., 2003; Pollard & Davidson, 2001

Available Languages

Rationale

Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.