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Understanding student engagement with learning in the digital age?. Joanne Smith, Hywel Williams, Carmel Kent & Chris Boulton. Background. Title to go here. LA aims to integrate various types of data to predict “success” But often this is the data that is easiest to collect
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Understanding student engagement with learning in the digital age? Joanne Smith, Hywel Williams, Carmel Kent & Chris Boulton
Background Title to go here • LA aims to integrate various types of data to predict “success” • But often this is the data that is easiest to collect • And that data might not give particularly rich insights into the student experience • What other (types of) data might help us understand what predicts “success”? Body copy to go here
Method Title to go here • Longitudinal study (10-11 waves) of student engagement with learning resources and their learning • >200 students recruited to complete Wave 1 • Students will receive a survey each week to reflect on engagement over the previous 7 days • Survey data will be matched with digital data to provide subjective measures of engagement Body copy to go here
Materials Title to go here • Each week students report levels of engagement with different types of resources/activities • Digital resources • Physical resources • Attending class • Talking to lecturers/friends • Participating in campus life Body copy to go here
Materials Title to go here • Students also report: • How engaged they were with their studies over the last week • How satisfied they are with their course • How well they feel they are doing in their course Body copy to go here
Materials Title to go here • Students also report: • Whether they received work back • If yes, how satisfied were they with the mark Body copy to go here • Whether they had an assessment point • If yes, how much effort did they put in
Materials Title to go here • At Wave 1 only, students also answered additional questions to assess: • Cognitive and behavioural engagement • Learning styles (Kolb’s LSI) • Motivations for going to university • Use of social media Body copy to go here
Watch this space! Title to go here • Data collection is ongoing over the rest of the academic year • A student campus partner (Emily Hughes) is assisting with data collection and student communications Body copy to go here
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