National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2012 Executive Summary
The National Student Survey
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Transcript of The National Student Survey
The National Student SurveyAn introduction for course reps
Evidencing the student voice
• Representation is far more effective when it is evidence based
• You can speak more authoritatively when speaking for all your students
• Three types of evidence: quantitative, qualitative, and policy
• The National Student Survey data is the most comprehensive source of quantitative evidence you can use
Introduction to the NSS
• Open to all final year undergraduates
• All publically funded HEIs in the UK
• FE Colleges that provide HE in England and Wales only
• Running since 2005
• Over 400,000 participants; 3rd largest survey in the UK
• Core of 23 questions
• Funded by HEFCE. Run by Ipsos-MORI
Teaching 1 - 4
Assessment and feedback 5 -9
Academic support
10 – 12
Organisation and management 13 – 15
Learning resources 16 – 18
Personal development 19 – 21
Overall satisfaction 22
The students’ union* 23
The 23 questions
Institutions can add ‘optional banks’ and custom-designed questions
Key Points
• Run by an independent organisation, Ipsos-MORI
• Three stages:
– Online
– Telephone
– Postal
• Students can opt-out at any point
• Publically available data
• Is part of many league tables
• 50% response rate is required!– At least 23 individual responses
Accessing your results
• Get your department/school results from insert contact here
• You can also look at www.unistats.direct.gov.uk/
Using your results
• What does your course score well and not so well on?
• How does your course compare to similar departments?
• How does your course compare nationally?
• Decide which issues you are going to ask students about.
• Ensure the results are discussed at your SSLC/SSCC.
• Find out what your course is doing to improve.