1. 2:15 – 2:30

2.  Software for text analysis  The CEQ collects written comments under the headings “Best aspects” and “Needs improvement” ◦ What were the best aspects of your course? ◦ What aspects of your course were most in need of improvement?  CEQuery classifies into 5 Domains and 26 Subdomains

3.  CEQuery enables the student’s qualitative comments to be linked with quantitative: ◦ demographic and field of education variables ◦ satisfaction scales and graduate outcomes  “Listen to the ‘voice’ of students & not just rely on quantitative measures” ◦ Professor Geoff Scott

4.  Domains: ◦ Assessment ◦ Course Design ◦ Outcomes ◦ Staff ◦ Support  Subdomain: ◦ Assessment  Expectations  Feedback  Marking  Relevance  Standards

5.  CEQuery comments hit rate: 80% ◦ Of the remaining 20% not hit in CEQuery, half are not meaningful (cannot be coded)  Coding of comments to sub-domains by CEQuery checked by multiple raters ◦ Accuracy approx 90%  Still being used by over 20 universities in Aust and a couple in NZ – even though it is very out of date

10.  Does not work on Windows Vista or Windows 7 ◦ Some functionality / interface very tired ◦ Using outdated phrasing  Dictionary last updated in 2005 ◦ Search terms outdated?  text speak / chat messaging eg LOL, IMHO, FTW  Emoticons eg:

11.  Contact GCA  Google: ◦ Accessing the Student Voice  Professor Geoff Scott

12.  To get around Vista/Win7 - set up an old PC using Windows XP with CEQuery and remote desktop (RDP) into it  You can use Access 2007 or 2010 ◦ Save as MDB (Access 2003 format)  Import your data SPSS etc ◦ score your comments in CEQuery and import the resulting Access file into SPSS