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- 1. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Research Project 94 second-year students from across 4 degree programs (3 UG, 1 PG) within the Arts, Education and Law Group responded to a survey to understand their conceptions of student engagement
- 2. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Survey Questions What does being engaged in your learning look like or mean for you? What helps you decide whether a course has engaged you in learning when you are asked about this on student surveys?
- 3. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Interestingly they did answer these two questions in slightly different ways. Putting more weight behind some themes than others depending on the question.
- 4. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Top 5 Themes of Each Question What does being engaged in your learning look like, or mean for you? What helps you decide whether a course has engaged you in learning when you are asked about this on student experience surveys? Cognitive Engagement Intrinsic Motivation Personal Involvement Cognitive Engagement Interest (Self-Motivated) Interest (Self-Motivated) Content Student-Teacher Interaction Active Learning Authentic Learning
- 5. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? The following slides show the major themes that emerged from their responses for each question.
- 6. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Question 1 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% %ofresponsededicatedtothemes Themes exhibited in the responses What does being engaged in your learning look like, or mean for you?
- 7. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Q1: Cognitive Engagement Comments coded by the cognitive engagement theme largely centred around the content of the course and were linked to these factors.
- 8. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Student Comments in Cognitive Engagement Theme • “Thinking about it outside of Uni, trying to apply it in new ways” • “Being able to understand the content and explain it clearly to others” • “Actually being interested in the course material and pursuing further sources.”
- 9. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Q1: Personal Involvement The student responses showed a keen awareness of their own role in learning engagement.
- 10. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Student Comments in Personal Involvement Theme • “Actually doing the work and participating in tutes.” • “Coming to class and participating in them.” • “I can pay attention in lectures and don’t feel intimidated in tutorials.” • “Spending a reasonable amount of time on study at home.”
- 11. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Q1: Interest (Self-Motivated) Engagement in learning was largely judged on how interesting and motivating the content and activities were.
- 12. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Student Comments in the Interest (Self- Motivated) Theme “Enjoying what I’m doing and finding the content interesting” “Being excited.” “Time is irrelevant; I don’t watch clocks or count pages till it’s over.” “It means being interested and motivated to gain greater knowledge.”
- 13. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Question 2 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% %ofresponsesdedicatedtotheme Themes exhibited in the responses What helps you decide whether a course has engaged you in learning when you are asked about this on student experience surveys?
- 14. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Q2: Intrinsic Motivation The students rate the teaching team’s interest and passion as well as their own to answer this question on the SEC.
- 15. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Student Comments in the Intrinsic Motivation Theme “Thinking back on the course and having fond memories of the teachers, students and content.” “If I enjoyed the course.” “If I have a passion for it. If the lecturer is passionate and supportive.” “..was I excited or bored….How passionate my teacher was.”
- 16. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Q2: Student-Teacher Interaction The previous category and this one show that student rely on affective factors (moods, feelings and attitudes) to judge how well a course has engaged them when officially asked at the end of semester.
- 17. AEL Learning & Teaching Karin Barac 2016 Student Engagement – What are our students saying? Student Comments in the Student-Teacher Interaction Theme “The teaching staff are also very important, as they facilitate the relationship a student has with the material…” “..whether the professors and tutors are approachable. So many of them are short with students when they ask questions....” “…whether there was interaction...”