This is a summary report of a pilot study for PeerTute conducted in the faculty of Engineering & IT at The University of Technology, Sydney.

1. PILOT TRIAL SUMMARY REPORT

2. ABSTRACT
This presentation is a summary report of a pilot trial that was
conducted with the School of Civil Engineering at The University of
Technology, Sydney in Semester 2, 2015. It was found that
PeerTute was extensively used by the cohort and helped
significantly improve course satisfaction. It was also found that
students that made use of PeerTute video tutorials performed
considerably better in terms of subject grades
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3. THE TRIAL
• The course ‘Engineering Mechanics’ was made available to the
entire first year cohort enrolled in Engineering Mechanics (48321)
at The University of Technology, Sydney in Semester 2, 2015
• Students were made aware of PeerTute by a presentation at the
start of semester as well as an email sent out by the lecturer of
the course
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4. HYPOTHESIS & METHODS OF TESTING
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PeerTute will improve
student grades
Correlate student video views with
their final subject mark
HYPOTHESIS
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PeerTute will be widely
used by the students
Measure uptake as well as
video engagement
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PeerTute will help improve
course experience
Conduct student survey at the
end of the semester
METHOD OF
TESTING
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5. UPTAKE AND ENGAGEMENT RESULTS
UPTAKE
RESULT
66% of the cohort made use of the product, with
significantly high amount of usage
Video Views Number of Students %
<10 16 17
10-20 11 12
>20 68 68
Users 99 out of 150
Median views 46
Average views 66
Total views 6,558
ENGAGEMENT
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6. COURSE EXPERIENCE RESULTS
It is a good supplement for lectures and further
understanding course content as the videos are short and
extremely straightforward, making them super engaging.
Nicholas Burgmann
I really enjoyed watching your videos alongside Anne’s
lectures. Where I got confused, I looked on your website,
for example the energy videos really helped me
understand the topic and how to solve the types of
questions we are assessed on.
Mohammed Amjad
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7. GRADE VS VIDEO VIEW RESULTS 6

8. KEY FINDINGS
• 66% of students made use of the product
• Students who used the product were highly engaged, where
80% watched more than 10 videos, with a median of 46 views
• PeerTute significantly improved course satisfaction as students
main feedback was that it was an excellent supplement to
lectures
• Students who watched more than 20 videos had a 75% chance
of passing the course
• Of the students that passed the course, 66% of them watched
more than 20 videos
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9. CONCLUSION
It can be concluded that students will make
extensive usage of PeerTute, improving course
satisfaction as well as having a significantly
improving student grades.
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