Chris presents the results of the 2018 National Student Survey that gathered insights into student experience and wellbeing of 1000 Australian students. Watch the video of the presentation at https://youtu.be/wcKawEYUUV8 [29mins]

1. Wellbeing and Study Insights
9th August 2018
Chris Fitzpatrick
2018 National Student
Survey

2. Studiosity 
Agenda
01 Rationale
02 Methodology
03 Survey Results
04 Recommendations
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3. Studiosity 
Rationale
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4. Studiosity 
2018 National Student Survey
Rationale
- Build on insights gained from Studiosity users;
- Find out what other students feel about the study experience;
- Gather insights into students’ wellbeing and emotions when studying;
- See whether the feedback changes over time.
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5. Studiosity 
Methodology
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6. Studiosity 
2018 National Student Survey
Methodology
• Commissioned by Studiosity in late 2017
• Survey of ~30,000 Australian tertiary students, conducted by The Digital Edge
• All Australian public universities are represented in the responses
• Online survey was closed after 7 days, in January 2018
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Methodology
• The survey was intended to provide new, aggregate information about Australian
students’ study habits and study-related wellbeing.
• With a focus on obtaining insight into their - often unseen - behaviour and feelings
after hours.
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1,001 students completed the survey
Respondents aged between 18-42
Domestic and international students

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Methodology
• Students had opted in to The Digital Edge’s database
• Students were not asked to provide their name
• 24 questions
• Quantitative and qualitative responses
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Methodology
Respondents were asked to provide the following data:
• Student age range and gender
• Study type (part-time or full-time students)
• Current year in their degree
• Student location (metro, regional, and state) and distance to campus
• Employment (part time, full time, casual, unemployed) and annual income range
• Degree cost rage
• Name of their institution
• If they were internationally or domestically-enrolled students
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Survey Results
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Survey Results
Students’ feelings during study
Q1a. How does studying by yourself make you feel?
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Survey Results
Students’ feelings during study
Q1a. How does studying by yourself make you feel?
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13. “Stress is a problem, alongside
balancing all the work and study.”
“I prefer to study alone; otherwise i get
distracted.”
“I can only study effectively when I’m
alone.”
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Survey Results
Students’ feelings during study
Q1b. How does studying by yourself make you feel?

14. Studiosity 
Survey Results
Isolated study and intent to quit
Q2a. Do you think struggling with study when you’re alone (after class or when you leave
campus) makes you think about quitting your course?
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15. Studiosity 
Survey Results
Isolated study and intent to quit
Q2a. Do you think struggling with study when you’re alone (after class or when you leave
campus) makes you think about quitting your course?
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16. “Only if what I’m studying is confusing
me... If I understand, I don’t think about
quitting. However, when I am stuck on
something I don’t understand, I think
about how much less stress I would
have without study.
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Survey Results
Isolated study and intent to quit
Q2b. Do you think struggling with study when
you’re alone (after class or when you leave
campus) makes you think about quitting your
course?

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Survey Results
All-night study and workload
Q3a. Do you study all night to get through your workload?
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Survey Results
All-night study and workload
Q3a. Do you study all night to get through your workload?
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Survey Results
All-night study and workload
Hours of access to Studiosity
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Survey Results
All-night study and workload
Q4a. Do you think all-nighters could be reduced with 24/7 study support available when
you finish your class or leave campus?
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77% of the students who responded in the affirmative to
studying all night said that ‘all-nighters’ could be reduced by
having 24/7 study support available for them when they
finished class and left campus.

21. “I know numerous people who “after
hours” worry about not having any help
and stress through the night trying to
tough out their study.”
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Survey Results
All-night study and workload
Q4b. Do you study all night to get through your
workload?

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Survey Results
Study Stress - Causes
Q5a. What is the most stressful part of studying?
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Survey Results
Study Stress - Causes
Q5a. What is the most stressful part of studying?
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24. “The study load is heavy and is stressful
but it is more stressful when you are
studying a difficult topic and there is no
one to turn to for help and you get
stressed that you will not pass, etc.”
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Survey Results
Study Stress - Causes
Q5a. What is the most stressful part of
studying?

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Study Stress - Prevention
Q6a. What could help combat these issues?
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Study Stress - Prevention
Q6a. What could help combat these issues?
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27. “Perhaps a chat system when tutor can
log on when they’re available to help for
instant replies, thus still giving them
their own time and flexibility to help
around other commitments.”
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Survey Results
Study Stress - Prevention
Q6b. What could help combat these issues?

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Survey Results
Support From Personal Networks
Q7a. Have you ever needed study help after class or off campus, and asked someone you
know for help?
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Survey Results
Support From Personal Networks
Q7a. Have you ever needed study help after class or off campus, and asked someone
you know for help?
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30. “I’m quite shy and I’m afraid to ask for help
because I don’t like looking stupid.”
“I usually contact tutors or lecturers through an
online university discussion forum or via their
email. But, a lot of tutors/lecturers won’t respond
to emails or discussion forum questions soon
enough because they don’t get paid for their time
outside of the classroom.” 30
Survey Results
Support From Personal Networks
Q7b. Have you ever needed study help after
class or off campus, and asked someone you
know for help?

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Survey Results
Feelings toward 24/7 study help
Q9a. How would you feel about ‘help-on-tap’ / 24-7 online study support from a real
person?
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Survey Results
Feelings toward 24/7 study help
Q9a. How would you feel about ‘help-on-tap’ / 24-7 online study support from a real
person?
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33. “It would be a non-confrontational and
easy way to get study support. This
service might take slow due to many
students asking questions and not
enough people answering especially
during late nights.”
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Survey Results
Feelings toward 24/7 study help
Q9a. How would you feel about ‘help-on-tap’ /
24-7 online study support from a real person?

34. Studiosity 
Survey Results
University Choice
Q10a. If you could choose the University you go to again, would you choose the same
one?
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35. Studiosity 
Survey Results
The Future of the Campus
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36. Studiosity 
Recommendations
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37. Studiosity 
Recommendations
Section 1: Emotions towards isolation and studying alone
• To remove a sense of isolation, students have to feel part of a community. We
recommend that universities create an environment of virtual and face-to-face
engagement, where students feel like they are a member of a holistic learning
community.
• In order to create a sustainable work-life balance, we recommend that universities
help students to develop their skills to manage their workload and study, such as
workshops, courses or online seminars.
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Recommendations
Section 2: Enhancing student confidence
• Universities should offer face-to-face and online, after-hours support to all
students to help them feel more confident about their studies.
• We also recommend that universities provide support for students to
combat stress that arises as part of their educational experience which can
interfere with their success. Such support programs could be wellbeing
seminars or courses.
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Recommendations
Section 3: Feelings towards university choice and the future
• Universities should create a more inclusive and flexible learning environment for
students that allows increased flexibility in unit choices and makes it easier for
them to study online without the feeling of missing out on a broader university
experience.
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Recommendations
Consider the
needs of
different
groups…
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