The document summarizes data from the NTU Student Dashboard that shows strong correlations between student engagement and academic progression. It finds that average engagement over the year, number of logins to the dashboard, and number of "No Engagement" alerts are all predictors of student success, with higher levels of engagement linked to higher progression rates. The document also outlines several key planned changes to improve the dashboard for September 2017, such as including additional engagement metrics, prioritizing students with very low engagement, and enhancing notification and search functions.

1. The NTU Student Dashboard
ABLE Project 2015-1-BE-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD
STELA Project: 562167-EPP-1-2015-1-BE-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD
Average engagement is a very strong
predictor of success
Average engagement whole year (2015-
16)
Low HighGoodPartial
Progression%
9.5% 81.3% 92.0% 94.9%
There is a strong association
between student log ins to the
Dashboard and success
Progression%
72.4% 89.8%81.4%
1 log in 4-6 log ins 20+ log ins
Total log ins for the year (2015-16)
There are strong risks associated with “No
Engagement” alerts
No Engagement alerts are raised where a student has
not engaged with any data input sources for 2 weeks
Number of ”No Engagement” alerts
Progression%
0 1 2 5+
84.1% 55.1% 25.0% 2.9%
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Key Changes for September 2017
• In September we will launch a new version of the
Dashboard
• It will offer a cleaner interface and a more intuitive
navigation
• We are changing the algorithm so that attendance and
e-books will be included
• We propose to create a new category of engagement,
‘very low’ to help staff prioritise
• We are making improvements to the notes functions to
help colleagues and provide robust evidence about the
time needed to support students
• We are building a second Dashboard alert to show non-
submission of coursework (works with NOW dropbox)
• The search function will be improved
• We plan to come out to School L&T days and
workshops will take place in September
• Contact ed.foster@ntu.ac.uk for further details
Success for All
International, BME and first in HE students are all more
likely to find the Dashboard more useful than their peers
(NTU Student Transition Survey 2016-17, n=753, first
year students only)