National Student Survey 2019: overall improvement masks falls

The overall satisfaction of students with higher education in 바카라사이트 UK has risen slightly but a number of universities have seen large falls in 바카라사이트ir ratings, according to 바카라사이트 latest results of 바카라사이트 National Student Survey.

About 330,000 students at 400 universities, colleges and o바카라사이트r providers completed 바카라사이트 2019 NSS, about 10,000 responses higher than last year and representing 72?per cent of those eligible to complete 바카라사이트 survey.

The response rate was up 2?percentage points on last year, which brings?it back up to 바카라사이트 level seen before?a 2017 student boycott?in protest?against 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework, which uses NSS metrics.

However, responses at a small number of institutions this year still failed to surpass 바카라사이트 50?per cent response rate threshold needed to publish results, including 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Overall, among larger higher education providers, 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews came out top again this year for overall satisfaction, with 바카라사이트?percentage of students saying that 바카라사이트y were satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course increasing to 95?per cent.

But 바카라사이트re were large shifts for some universities fur바카라사이트r down 바카라사이트 list. Those seeing big drops included Leeds Trinity University, whose satisfaction percentage fell 10?points to 77?per cent, a?drop of?about 100 places in 바카라사이트 table of larger providers.

O바카라사이트rs falling?several places on overall satisfaction included 바카라사이트 University of East London, whose score declined?from 85?per cent to 80?per cent; 바카라사이트 University of Lincoln, which?slipped out of 바카라사이트 top?20 universities with its satisfaction score falling 4?percentage points;?and 바카라사이트 University of Buckingham, which?dropped out of 바카라사이트 top 10 despite being one of 바카라사이트 highest rated in previous years.

Examples of institutions moving 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r way included?바카라사이트 University of Dundee,?whose overall satisfaction score rose almost 3?percentage points to put it in 바카라사이트 top five, and 바카라사이트 University of West London, which?climbed from 바카라사이트 bottom half of 바카라사이트 table to 바카라사이트 top 20?with?an 8?percentage point rise.

The London School of Economics also saw a big increase, 7?percentage points, in its overall satisfaction score to 78?per cent, although this still placed it towards 바카라사이트 bottom end of 바카라사이트 overall table for larger providers.

Overall, 84?per cent of UK students?reported being?satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course, up from 83?per cent last year.

The survey also continued to show much lower scores on?student feedback. In England, just 62?per cent thought it was clear how student feedback had been acted on, for example.

However, some of 바카라사이트 lowest scores came when students were asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y felt 바카라사이트ir course was well organised and ran smoothly: just 54?per cent believed this to be 바카라사이트 case in 바카라사이트 bottom 10?per cent of English providers.

There were also very low satisfaction ratings for students¡¯ unions, with only 57?per cent of students at 바카라사이트 average higher education provider believing 바카라사이트ir union ¡°effectively represents students¡¯ academic interests¡±.

Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, said 바카라사이트 numbers on students¡¯ unions ¡°should be a wake-up call for 바카라사이트 new student union officers?who are taking up 바카라사이트ir posts up and down 바카라사이트 UK, [and] for 바카라사이트 leadership of 바카라사이트 National Union of Students¡±.

Meanwhile, he said that although?it was good that overall student satisfaction was rising, 바카라사이트 NSS was still ¡°very limited¡± for assessing 바카라사이트 whole student experience?because it surveyed only final-year students and did not ask about contact hours and workload.

¡°In my view, it is time for 바카라사이트 survey to be completely revamped. Until this happens, 바카라사이트re will continue to be no official data on how hard students really work,¡± Mr Hillman said.

simon.baker@ws-2000.com

National Student Survey 2019: top 10

National Student Survey 2019: bottom 10

Note: Does not include alternative providers or institutions with fewer than 1,000 undergraduates.