Lessons from a Student Engagement Pilot Study: Benefits for Students and Academics

Autor/inn/en	Errey, Robert; Wood, Glen
Titel	Lessons from a Student Engagement Pilot Study: Benefits for Students and Academics
Quelle	In: Australian Universities' Review, 53 (2011) 1, S.21-34 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0818-8068
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Learner Engagement; Undergraduate Students; Business Administration Education; Student Attitudes; Focus Groups; Student Surveys; Models; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Analogiemodell; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Better learning outcomes flow from higher levels of student engagement. When the perception is that student engagement is in decline, there is genuine concern amongst committed academic teaching staff. This paper reports on a pilot study designed to foster an understanding of the factors that influence engagement in undergraduate students in the business school at a regional Australian university. Two focus groups were conducted with the assistance of 22 students enrolled in the major study areas of the school, and the information obtained informed the development of an on-line questionnaire aimed at exploring the drivers of engagement and disengagement. Eighty-five students completed the questionnaire, and 67 usable responses were available for analysis--a response rate of 17 per cent, which could be seen as illustrative of student disengagement. However, the findings of the pilot study suggest that the majority of students believed themselves to be engaged with their studies. Students reported that the instructors' approach, class and assignment structure, learning support and other personal factors affected their level of engagement. A "preliminary model of student engagement" was developed from the findings. Key factors have been drawn from this to inform learning and teaching policy and practices within the School. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10