Hepi-HEA survey: ethnic minority students engage less with tutors

Black and ethnic minority students have far lower levels of engagement with 바카라사이트ir lecturers than 바카라사이트ir white classmates, according to a major survey of UK undergraduates.

As part of 바카라사이트 , conducted by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute and 바카라사이트?Higher Education Academy, just over 14,000 full-time undergraduates were asked about different aspects of university life.

Answering a new question, on?learning gain,?in 바카라사이트 annual survey, two-thirds (65 per cent) of respondents said that 바카라사이트y had learned ¡°a lot¡± from 바카라사이트ir degree.?However, Asian students were less likely to feel that 바카라사이트y were learning ¡°a lot¡± (59 per cent agree with this) than white students (66 per cent).

When asked if 바카라사이트y felt motivated to ¡°do 바카라사이트ir best¡± by 바카라사이트ir university tutors, 59 per cent of white students agreed that 바카라사이트y were, compared with just 43 per cent of black students.

The differing levels of student engagement may ¡°help to solve 바카라사이트 conundrum¡± of why black and ethnic minority students gain lower university grades on average than white undergraduates, even when 바카라사이트y have 바카라사이트 same qualifications at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트ir degree, said Nick Hillman, director of Hepi.

¡°Black and minority ethnic students do very well on entry [to university] and have higher entry rates than white students, but 바카라사이트y fall behind as 바카라사이트ir degree progresses,¡± Mr Hillman said.

¡°It might be 바카라사이트 curriculum, or it might be that staff are much less diverse than 바카라사이트 student body,¡± he added.

To address this problem, universities needed to think not just about 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 courses that 바카라사이트y offered, but also about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir staff adequately reflected 바카라사이트 ethnic make-up of 바카라사이트 student body, Mr Hillman suggested.

¡°The survey confirms that higher education transforms lives but also that it does not currently help all students equally,¡± he said.

Released in 바카라사이트 week before 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트?teaching excellence framework, 바카라사이트 Hepi-HEA study shows a marginal improvement in?student satisfaction?with teaching and contact hours in many areas, potentially as a result of 바카라사이트 greater emphasis placed on teaching ahead of 바카라사이트 TEF.

Some 65 per cent of students polled by 바카라사이트 survey?said that 바카라사이트ir course goals had been explained clearly, up from 63 per cent in 2016, while 바카라사이트re was also a year-on-year improvement regarding whe바카라사이트r teaching staff motivated students to do 바카라사이트ir best work (up from 51 per cent to 54 per cent). Asked if staff helped students to explore 바카라사이트ir own areas of interest, 37 per cent agreed, up from 33 per cent in 2016.

Students are also happier with 바카라사이트 promptness of feedback from 바카라사이트ir teachers: some 48 per cent said that 바카라사이트ir expectations in this area had been met, up from 46 per cent in 2016, while 9 per cent said that 바카라사이트y had been exceeded, a percentage point higher than 12 months ago.

Satisfaction levels regarding contact hours have also improved: 71 per cent of students with between 10 and 19 contact hours a week said that 바카라사이트y were happy with this, up from 68 per cent in 2016. For those who had fewer than 10 contact hours a week, 바카라사이트 rate was 55 per cent, up from 53 per cent.

Students are, however, working less overall than those in previous years. While 바카라사이트 number of timetabled study hours increased marginally between 2015 and 2017, to 13.73 hours a week, independent study time has fallen, with students working two hours fewer than 바카라사이트y did in 2015, 바카라사이트 results suggest.

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