RI — Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS)

“2024 Rhode Island Student Survey”

“Rhode Island youth in middle and high schools”

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Report cover dated August 31, 2024.

“The RISS was administered from 2/29/2024 to 6/17/2024.”

“the RISS was completed by 23,227 students in 29 school districts”

23,227 students in 29 school districts completed the survey. The report does not give the number answering each question.

“What grade are you in?”“6th”“7th”“8th”“9th”“10th”“11th”“12th”

Grades 6–12 in the questionnaire and the report’s grade distribution.

“each grade at a school needs to have at least 60% of their students complete the survey”“including informing parents that their child’s participation was voluntary”

Voluntary school-based participation in 29 districts; no random selection is described. At least 60% participation within a school grade is required for its results to be included; this is not a statewide response rate.

“In this part, you will be asked about times when you were cyber bullied or when you cyber bullied others. REMEMBER: Cyber bullying is when someone repeatedly makes fun of another person online or repeatedly picks on another person through email, text message, or social media or when someone posts something online about another person that they do not like.…” “Have you been cyber bullied by another student who goes to your school this year?”“Have you been cyber bullied by someone who does not go to your school this year?”Response options: a. Yes / b. No

Q22 and Q26 distinguish cyberbullying by a student from the same school and by someone outside the school. Students answering Yes receive the corresponding frequency follow-up (Q23 or Q27).

“Please let us know how much you agree or disagree with each statement:…” “I have missed work or school because I am on my phone”“I have a hard time concentrating in class, while doing assignments, or while working because I am on my phone”“I feel pain in the wrists or back of my neck while using my phone”Response options: Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree

Q78, grades 6–12. Ten statements across pp. 16–17 ask about phone-use consequences and dependence. The measure includes phone use beyond online or social-media activity; no fixed recall period or user-only filter is specified.

“In this part, you will be asked about times when you were bullied or when you bullied others. REMEMBER: Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over. • Punching, shoving, and other acts that hurt people physically • Spreading bad rumors about people • Keeping certain people out of a “group” • Teasing people in a mean way • Getting certain people to “gang up” on others…” “Have you been bullied in school this year?”Response options: a. Yes / b. No

Q18, grades 6–12. The definition includes physical and nonphysical bullying at school without excluding electronic incidents. Only students answering Yes receive the Q19 frequency follow-up.