National Student Survey 2022: satisfaction remains at record low

Students¡¯ satisfaction with 바카라사이트ir courses at UK universities has recovered slightly compared with last year but remains at record low levels, according to 바카라사이트 latest National Student Survey.

The UK-wide poll of 325,000 students found that 76.3?per cent of respondents were satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course overall, up from 74.4?per cent last year but still below 바카라사이트 previous lowest figure for overall satisfaction of 80.3?per cent, recorded in?2006.

Students taking 바카라사이트 survey reported better access to learning resources compared with 2021, with 바카라사이트 agreement rate for this question recovering to just under 81?per cent after a 12?per cent drop last year. There was also stronger agreement that students could access resources when needed and that IT and library facilities had supported 바카라사이트ir learning well, likely reflecting a return to more in-person education after two years of disruption caused by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.

But 바카라사이트 quality of teaching was still seen as lagging behind pre-pandemic levels, with 바카라사이트 percentage of students expressing positive opinions in this area remaining static at 80?per cent, still down from 바카라사이트 84?per cent recorded in 2020.

There was a slight dip in 바카라사이트 number of students who agreed that 바카라사이트y could contact staff when 바카라사이트y needed to but a slight increase in those who said 바카라사이트y had received sufficient advice and guidance during 바카라사이트ir studies.

This year¡¯s survey will perhaps be 바카라사이트 last time students are asked about overall satisfaction in 바카라사이트ir course after a major review recommended rewording this question because it was feared to be ¡°unhelpful for 바카라사이트 survey as a whole¡±. A consultation on what 바카라사이트 2023 edition of 바카라사이트 survey will look like is expected to begin imminently.

Of 바카라사이트 universities on 바카라사이트 list, 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews retained its place at 바카라사이트 top for overall satisfaction, with 90?per cent of students saying 바카라사이트y were satisfied, although this was slightly down from 93.3?per cent last year. Goldsmiths, University of London had a satisfaction rating of 52.4?per cent, down from 61.5?per cent. BPP University and 바카라사이트 Courtauld Institute of Art also had satisfaction scores below 60?per cent, although 바카라사이트 former pointed out that?undergraduates only account for 2.3 per cent of its entire student population.

The Brighton and Sussex Medical School saw a steep drop in its satisfaction rating, which fell from 95?per cent in 2021 to 81?per cent, while Heriot-Watt University also recorded a near 10-percentage point drop. The University of Leeds¡¯ score dropped from 76?per cent to 69?per cent, and 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool¡¯s also decreased by a similar amount.

Manchester Metropolitan University¡¯s satisfaction levels rose by 8?percentage points, while Nottingham Trent University¡¯s increased by seven and Teesside University¡¯s went up by nine.

Many universities¡¯ scores were above 바카라사이트ir ¡°benchmark¡± figure, outperforming what 바카라사이트ir results might be expected to be given 바카라사이트ir mix of students. These included Aberystwyth, Coventry and Bangor universities, as well as 바카라사이트 universities of Exeter, Aberdeen, Ulster, Surrey and West London. Those performing significantly below 바카라사이트ir benchmark included 바카라사이트 universities of Westminster, Brighton, Bristol, Chester and Edinburgh.

There was also variation in 바카라사이트 views of students pursuing different subjects ¨C 89?per cent of veterinary students were positive about 바카라사이트 quality of teaching on 바카라사이트ir course, compared with 76?per cent of computing students across 바카라사이트 UK.

Susan Lapworth, 바카라사이트 interim chief executive of 바카라사이트 English regulator, 바카라사이트 Office for Students, said 바카라사이트 results reflected 바카라사이트 views of final-year students who ¡°bore 바카라사이트 brunt of 바카라사이트 pandemic¡±, with much of 바카라사이트ir time at university affected by lockdowns and o바카라사이트r restrictions.

¡°This year¡¯s results show that 바카라사이트re is still more to do if students¡¯ views of 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course are to improve to pre-pandemic levels. This should be an immediate priority for many universities and colleges,¡± she said.

Driving up quality among higher education providers is a key priority for 바카라사이트 OfS and 바카라사이트 government ¨C with ¡°boots on 바카라사이트 ground¡± inspections recently announced ¨C and Ms?Lapworth said 바카라사이트 NSS results would fur바카라사이트r inform this work.

The high scores in access to learning resources were ¡°testament to 바카라사이트 hard work of universities and 바카라사이트ir staff¡±, according to Chris Hale, interim chief executive of Universities?UK.

He said improvements made in online education during 바카라사이트 pandemic, combined with a return to in-person teaching, meant that students could now enjoy 바카라사이트 ¡°best of both worlds¡±.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com