| The Student Leadership Practices Inventory (Student LPI) is the cornerstone of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model. Created by leadership educators James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, this powerful leadership development model approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors, because everyone can be a leader—whether in a designated leadership role or not. The Student LPI offers students a method for accurately assessing their leadership skills based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, by measuring the frequency with which they engage in 30 behaviors that research shows lead to the best leadership outcomes. Further, the Student LPI 360 Online:
Please note: The license term for each token purchased is 12 months. Unused tokens expire at the end of the 12-month term. Tokens are non-refundable.
Who are the Student LPI assessments for?
As an educator, you can help any young person enhance their leadership role in school or in the community by using the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (Student LPI) so they can learn how to apply Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's acclaimed The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model to their real-life challenges and opportunities. Designed for students, the Student LPI assessments are appropriate in high school and college classrooms, student government, campus clubs, fraternities, sororities, first-year experience programs, community service and service learning organizations, athletic teams, and youth organizations.
What is the research-basis of the Student LPI?
Backed by 30 years of original research and data from over 3 million leaders, The Leadership Challenge® is a leadership development program by leadership educators Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Approaching leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors, this proven leadership model proclaims Leadership Is Everyone's Business. Research specifically related to students and young leaders is available on this site.
If you would like to learn more about the original and subsequent related research of The Leadership Practices Inventory, please visit the research section of www.leadershipchallenge.com. What methodology was used to create the Student LPI? The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and the Student LPI were developed through a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methods and studies. In-depth interviews and written case studies from personal-best leadership experiences generated the conceptual framework, which consists of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®:
How reliable are the LPI assessments? All of the LPI assessments are based on solid research that spans over two decades. Reliability of the LPI is routinely tested through analysis of internal reliability, and all five leadership practices have consistently shown strong internal reliability coefficients—meaning that the items are highly correlated within each scale. Test and retest reliability also is high. In addition, results have high face validity and predictive validity: the results make sense to people and, over time, have proven to predict high-performing leaders and moderate- and low-performing ones. Overall, the LPI has been extensively applied in many organizational settings and is highly regarded in both the academic and practitioner world.
How does the Student LPI Online work?
Using the Student LPI Online Web-based system, the student completes an online assessment. Each assessment contains 30 statements describing specific leadership behaviors, rated on a 1 to 5 point frequency scale, and takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete.
Student LPI Self Online Using an access code—either purchased directly online or distributed by the instructor—Student Leaders can log on and take the Student LPI Self Assessment online completely on their own. They can save their progress if they need to pause and continue later. When they are finished, they will receive their own rich, computer-generated feedback report. Student LPI 360 Online The Student LPI Administrator (i.e., the instructor or facilitator) sets up the Student LPI assessment for each student, establishing due dates, as appropriate, and designating to an individual Student Leader the task of completing the assessment. Once an assessment is created, Administrators may retain responsibility for all administrative duties related to the assessment, may temporarily share some or all of the administrative responsibilities of this assessment with another Administrator, or may permanently transfer all future administration of this assessment to another Administrator. Through the use of electronic tokens—either purchased from a Wiley sales representative, directly online, or from an authorized LPI reseller—Student Leaders can take the Student LPI Self Assessment, and ask others to participate in this process by completing the Student LPI Observer Assessment. Observers typically include teachers, coaches, student advisors, teammates, fellow club members, coworkers, or fellow members of a church group or other community or civic organization with direct experience of the individual in a leadership role or any leadership capacity.
What does the report look like?
Experience for yourself the rich, comprehensive, and comprehensible Student LPI 360 Online report.
View a sample Student LPI 360 Online Individual report. When a student takes the Student LPI for a second or third time, a Reassessment Report can be generated to compare results. View a sample Student LPI 360 Online Reassessment Report. The Group Report is used if you want to look at the scores of a group of students, such as those in student government, a leadership course, or another group on campus. View a sample Student LPI 360 Online Group Report.
What is the difference between the Student LPI 360 Online and the Student LPI Self Online?
Both the Student LPI Self Online and the Student LPI 360 Online are research-based and reliable tools to measure frequency of student leadership behavior.
The Student LPI 360 Online offers administrators time-saving methods for reporting results, communicating with student leaders, and working with all of their students' Student LPI assessments from one central location. In this streamlined environment:
In addition, when using the Student LPI Self Online, raw data is not stored and cannot be downloaded as a tab delimited format as it can with the Student LPI 360 Online. While students can access PDFs of their last five reports, there is no Reassessment or Comparative report that shows change over time. The Student LPI 360 Online is recommended for that. Because the Student LPI Self Online and Student LPI 360 Online are different platforms, data cannot be transferred between the two. If you plan to have your students take the Self-Assessment and then later retake the Self-Assessment as well as obtain Observer Assessments, and you would like to combine this data into a Reassessment Report, it is advised to use the Student LPI 360 Online for both instances. While the Student LPI Self Online provides for self-measurement, the greater value in the assessment is to use the Student LPI 360 Online to create a genuine 360º measurement. This unique measurement tool collects valuable feedback from teachers, coaches, student advisors, teammates, fellow club members, coworkers, or others who have direct experience in observing the individual student leader in a leadership role or any leadership capacity.
How much does the Student LPI cost?
Please visit our Cost Charts page for current pricing.
We have created a justification kit to help you express to supervisors and other decision makers the need for and importance of using the Student LPI to measure your students' leadership behavior. These tools will help you get the buy-in and funding from them to do so. Go to the Student LPI funding and justification kit now. Please note: The license term for each Student LPI 260 Online token purchased is 12 months. Unused tokens expire at the end of the 12-month term. Tokens are non-refundable.
What are the technical requirements?
The Student LPI Self Online and the Student LPI 360 Online platforms support Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X, and Linux, with support for Firefox 3.0 and IE 6.0 and above. Javascript must be enabled.
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The Student Leadership Practices Inventory 360 Online
The Student Leadership Practices Inventory (Student LPI) 360 Online assessment offers a Self questionnaire and unlimited Observer questionnaires for 360º feedback with a user-friendly interface on a Web-based platform.
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University of Texas, Austin |
What they are saying..."I've been teaching leadership classes for twenty years, and The Five Practices are, hands down, the best tool for helping students see both their inherent strengths as leaders as well as to further develop their skills."– Britt Andreatta
University of California, Santa Barbara |
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Florida State University |
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– Corey Hill
Oklahoma State University |
What they are saying..."The Student Leadership Practices Inventory is the best tool I have used to help students assess their leadership effectiveness because it translates the concept of leadership into actions and relationships. By defining and measuring specific leadership behaviors, the Student LPI allows students to see how they are doing as leaders and to determine how they can improve."– Cathy Early
National Interfraternity Conference |
What they are saying..."The student examples inspire the reader and show us that running into bumps along the way is not only normal, but that you can approach the challenges with confidence and practical solutions."– Amanda Crowell Itliong
Stanford University |
What they are saying..."The authors set out to teach college student leaders to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, to inspire them to find their own unique skills and abilities, and to explore and discover where their leadership will make the most difference in the lives of others and in the success of their organization. I believe they have succeeded."– William L. Kibler
Mississippi State University NASPA Journal, 2009, Vol. 46, no. 4 |
What they are saying..."The experience of the Certified Leadership Training left me feeling more confident and equipped to provide better leadership training to my student leaders."– Erica Lara
Nyack College, NY |
What they are saying..."The 5 practices are a must! Demonstrating and understanding the [concept that] 'leadership is an art' that must be taught to our students was incorporated throughout the training."– Jerry Alva
Texas A&M International University |
What they are saying..."This is a great opportunity for any person looking to develop a program that involves The Student Leadership Challenge."– Miguel Trevino
Texas A&M International University |
What they are saying..."I am more equipped to develop a leadership program that will have a positive impact on the students at my institution."– Andrew Moyer
Delaware Valley College, PA |
What they are saying..."Employers are looking for students who have content knowledge and practical experience working in teams and leading others. The Student Leadership Challenge is an excellent example of the behaviors needed to accomplish extraordinary tasks that can get you noticed by a potential employer."– Kevin Bailey, vice president for student affairs
University of West Florida |
What they are saying..."Beth and Gary are so personable that I was totally comfortable asking anything. For a program with such vigor, these two facilitators do an amazing job of creating a safe, fun, and functional learning environment."– Certified Facilitator Training participant
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What they are saying..."The Student Leadership Challenge is a gift to university educators who teach leadership courses or develop trainings, workshops, and retreats."– Laura Osteen
Florida State University |
What they are saying..."Developing transformative learning environments for leadership education begins when we embrace the use of emerging technologies and social media to enhance student learning."– Todd Foley, assistant director for the Student Involvement Center
Saint Louis University |
What they are saying..."Leadership is a journey of personal and organizational discovery… understanding that the best way to learn is to teach, we decided to take on the challenge of having our students teach others." – Vince Bellafiore
Marmion Academy |
What they are saying..."We know that The Student Leadership Challenge is making a difference. Through continuous coaching and intervention, with the use of the Student LPI, we are helping to keep our young people engaged in the pursuit of exemplary leadership."– Melvin Chia
Lifeskills Enrichment, Singapore |
What they are saying..."The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership are everywhere. And as important as it is to exhibit those qualities yourself as a leader, it is just as critical to see them in others, and to be driven and inspired by other people’s leadership." – Nina Vasan and Jennifer Przybylo
authors of Do Good Well |
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Cleveland Leadership Center |
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Northwest Missouri State |
What they are saying..."I feel that a program like this could really work in helping to eventually change our culture within our schools, homes, and businesses. Although I am not a supervisor, I plan to implement the model fully in our office and look forward to sharing it with coworkers. I love The Student Leadership Challenge model and am so excited!" – Suzanne Von Behren, RN, BSN, University Wellness Services
Northwest Missouri State |
What they are saying..."The Student Leadership Challenge is one of the most robust teaching and learning opportunities we have as educators. The Five Practices are identifiable and learnable skills allowing an individual to improve by receiving feedback and observation and by setting goals." – Jason R. Pierce, director of education
Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity |
What they are saying..."And so again [leadership development] becomes foundational, it becomes a foundational understanding of living your values, of challenging the process to make things better, enabling others to act. It’s not just delegating, it’s about giving people the passion and the power to it themselves." – Matt Baker, Vice President of Student Affairs
Northwest Missouri State University |
What they are saying..."Within the academy, we are constantly seeking additional tools to assist us in teaching the valuable lesson of leadership development for students. The Student Leadership Challenge is an excellent resource to assist in the important goal of helping students to become better leaders and, ultimately, stellar citizens in the communities of the world." – Victor K Wilson, vice president for student affairs
The University of Geogia |
What they are saying..."Student leadership challenges are quite similar to adult challenges, and yet they differ as well– in scale and in the power of peer perspective. Kouzes and Posner have constructed a wide and sturdy bridge across these worlds. My college students will find relevant lessons and great inspiration in the diverse and compelling stories that are retold. We’d have a lot less adult leadership problems if more teachers and students used this great book." – Dan Mulhern, Distinguished Practitioner of Law and Business
University of California, Berkeley, and author Everyday Leadership: Getting Results in Business, Politics and Life |
What they are saying..."Kouzes and Posner provide a comprehensive, research-based, and values-driven resource that is packed with real-life examples. This book makes leadership highly accessible to college students and is sure to empower the next generation to tap into their potential as leaders and social change agents." – Jennifer R. Keup, director
National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition |
What they are saying..."The Five Practices has provided a framework for students to reflect on their leadership experience and restructure their philosophy and theories relating to leadership as they challenge themselves through these five practices." – Amy Kuo, Somchanhmavong, associate director
Service-Learning, Public Service Center, Cornell University |
What they are saying..."As a Student Leadership Challenge Certified Facilitator I am excited about using these books to further aid me in developing curriculum and giving our students a tool to acknowledge and reflect on the concepts as they pertain to their own capacity to lead effectively."– Deborah Mann, Student Leadership Challenge Certified Facilitator
BOLD Leadership Program, Cornell University |
What they are saying..."In our public service leadership programs and courses we will be able to easily use the many relevant and engaging activities and reflection exercises provided in this workbook. It will enable our students to better engage with and benefit from The Student Leadership Challenge, and will also help foster their personal leadership development journeys."– Jon McConnell, associate director,
Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University |
What they are saying..."Every young person dreams of doing something extraordinary. The Student Leadership Challenge provides everything this generation needs to turn a dream into reality."– Brian C. Warren Jr., executive director
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity |
What they are saying..."A book of genuinely effective activities for enagaging students at all levels, turning the novice facilitator into a pro. It includes easy-to-use concepts that readily apply to life as a leader, and is a real difference maker that fosters success!"– Randy D. Grimes, human resources director
Duke University |
What they are saying..."A fantastic resource for leadership educators looking to further develop students’ understanding of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership in a tangible, hands-on way! It offers engaging activities that are sure to make an impact on your student leaders. This activity book is a great supplement to The Student Leadership Challenge, bringing the original concepts off the page and into the real world." – Kimberly Piatt, coordinator of leadership development
The College at Brockport. |
What they are saying..."An excellent one-stop resource for activities to engage student of different learning styles. Students will find the experiential nature of the activities easy to comprehend and most importantly be able to see the relevance and application of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership."– Melvin Chia, principal consultant
Lifeskills Enrichment |
What they are saying..."From what, to so what, and now what, this guide helps take educators on a journey of not only understanding The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership but also specifically on how to apply, practice, and teach the nuances of these exemplary leadership ways of being."– Laura Osteen, professor of higher education, Florida State University
and director, Florida State’s Center for Leadership and Civic Education |
What they are saying..."The Facilitation and Activity Guide would have helped me not only to develop a better leadership program but to be a better leader myself. For those administering The Five Practices, this guide ‘Models the way’ and will be one of your best coaches."– Sam Eriksmoen, former director, Emerging Leaders Program
University of North Dakota |
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Florida Atlantic University |
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