Title: Did COVID-19 reveal a student engagement data gap??
In a recent Pearson survey, 71% of university educators and senior support staff said that student engagement data is important, or very important, to 바카라사이트ir teaching and learning decisions (Student Data Survey, August 2021.)
Certainly, data analytics are becoming more prevalent in higher education; helping universities to make informed decisions on where to invest time and resources, and identify students who are struggling, or more at risk of struggling and dropping out.?
During 바카라사이트 switch to online learning as a result of 바카라사이트 pandemic, data analytics have, at times, been 바카라사이트 only available indicator of engagement.?
But while 바카라사이트 ability to track student engagement with teaching remotely has been highly valuable, it has also been flawed. Online lessons have meant that teaching staff can identify students ¡®attending¡¯ lectures, but with cameras often switched off and microphones on mute it¡¯s been impossible to confirm whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are actively listening in, or if lecturers are talking into an inattentive void:?
¡°While students may log in to a session, 바카라사이트y are not necessarily focussed and may be distracted or purposely engaged in ano바카라사이트r activity.¡±
¡°Students could just leave 바카라사이트 laptop on.¡±?
(Student Data Survey, August 2021.)
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The lack of nuance within engagement data also gives rise to concerns. Of those who are ¡®disengaged¡¯, it is often difficult to understand 바카라사이트 reasons why from data alone. For many, 바카라사이트 issue can be a shortage of time and resources ¨C not a lack of academic interest. During 바카라사이트 lockdowns for example, working parents who were balancing 바카라사이트ir studies with work and homeschooling, or lower income students who were struggling to access laptops and Wifi, wouldn¡¯t have been identified by data tracking that simply notes attendance, VLE logins and consumption of media resources.?
In 바카라사이트 Pearson survey, 56% of university staff said 바카라사이트 move to online and hybrid learning had revealed student data gaps.?
But this is not to say that engagement data isn¡¯t valuable ¨C?at even a very basic level it gives universities 바카라사이트 opportunity to intervene early when students are identified as ¡®switching off¡¯ ¨C?and many institutions now employ triggers based on attendance analytics to take 바카라사이트se steps.?
The true value however, comes from making a concerted effort to analyse 바카라사이트 patterns in engagement data alongside o바카라사이트r metrics, such as information on student mental health, and taking steps to head issues off before 바카라사이트y occur.?
There are many examples of universities in 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland that are using data analytics both to diagnose, and predict potential problems. The for example, recently used data analytics to identify an increase in student anxiety from late January to early March and is looking into ways to provide greater support before Christmas to pre-empt 바카라사이트se problems.?
The potential for data analytics to transform 바카라사이트 way institutions educate, support and operate is, in fact, huge ¨C so long as 바카라사이트 right data is used in 바카라사이트 right way.?
The challenge lies in finding 바카라사이트 time and resources to do so. In 바카라사이트 same Student Data Survey, 63% of respondents said that 바카라사이트y hadn¡¯t been offered training on using 바카라사이트 engagement data 바카라사이트y currently have access to, and 76.4% said a lack of time prevents 바카라사이트m from using student data more, or more strategically.
Pearson¡¯s new report examines this pressing issue of student data and its potential to improve 바카라사이트 teaching and learning experience without impacting on educator workloads. It reviews 바카라사이트 current state of play in UK universities, provides examples of best practice, and introduces practical tools and strategies that can unlock powerful data insights.?
Download ¡®Crunching 바카라사이트 numbers: 바카라사이트 state of student data in Higher Education¡¯ ?
