Siobhán Nic Fhlannchadha, PhD siobhan@thea.ie Taking a collaborative approach to successfully measure student engagement in higher education: An Irish case study Siobhán Nic Fhlannchadha, PhD siobhan@thea.ie
Background 1st yr Final yr Taught Masters Research Masters PhD 29% 30%
The partnership
The partnership
The partnership
The partnership
Why? Key reasons for success of survey: Philosophy Partnership Student engagement with college life is important in enabling them to develop key capabilities such as critical thinking, problem-solving, writing skills, team work and communication skills. Key reasons for success of survey: Philosophy Partnership Why?
How is it run?
Promotion Online promotional materials Significant increase in number of online and social media resources, such as: Editable documents Variety of sizing
First ISSE Questions address: US National Student Survey of Engagement (NSSE) First ISSE Questions address:
The questions Questions address: UK Postgraduate Research Experience survey (PRES) The questions Questions address: Research Infrastructure & Facilities Motivations Supervision Responsibilities and Support Research Culture Other Transferable Skills Progress and Assessment Career Aspirations Research Skills Overall Experience
Example respondent profile
Analysis No single indicator reflects the complex dimensions of student behaviour and institutional performance. Comparison of individual scores across institutions is inappropriate given that the differences with respect to mission, resources, profile and response rates.
Effective methods for embedding participation in the survey have been developed: Incentives Giveaways Mobilising class reps Engaging members of faculty Using social media A large and rich dataset is being amassed annually Bedding down
Future developments Embedding participation Building on student partnership Incentivising participation Ongoing review and improvement of the survey **Analysis of the data** **Using the results**
More information http://studentsurvey.ie/ survey-results/