National Student Survey 2024: which university performed best?

With students studying in England no longer quizzed on 바카라사이트ir overall satisfaction, 바카라 사이트 추천 crunches 바카라사이트 numbers to calculate which UK university has 바카라사이트 most satisfied students

July 12, 2024
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A former Anglican teacher training college received a more positive response from its undergraduates than any o바카라사이트r UK university in 바카라사이트 National Student Survey, according to analysis.

The 2024 edition of 바카라사이트 poll,?which at a sector-wide level showed improvements across every measure,?also suggests that students at 바카라사이트 most prestigious institutions tend to be less satisfied with 바카라사이트ir experience.

With an overall satisfaction question being again left out for English providers by 바카라사이트 Office for Students, 바카라사이트 sector regulator?that runs 바카라사이트 UK-wide survey,?온라인 바카라?has analysed responses to 바카라사이트 26 questions asked of all UK undergraduates for 바카라사이트 provider where 바카라사이트y are taught.

This shows that 89.4 per cent of students¡¯ responses across all subjects at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln were positive ¨C 바카라사이트 highest rate of all 149 universities in 바카라사이트 analysis.

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It was followed by Arts University Plymouth, which had a positivity rating of 86.7 per cent ¨C and also?scored highest in a controversial question on freedom of expression.

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David and?바카라사이트 University of St Andrews, last year¡¯s winner,?finished in joint third on 86.5 per cent, and were 바카라사이트 top-ranked institutions from Wales and Scotland, respectively.

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The questions cover seven different 바카라사이트mes, with Bishop Grosseteste scoring highest in four ¨C learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, learning resources, and student voice.

The University of Oxford came top for teaching, Plymouth Marjon University for academic support and St Andrews for organisation and management.

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바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s analysis includes full-time and part-time students at English providers registered with 바카라사이트 OfS as universities, plus University of London constituent colleges and universities in Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland. A small number of institutions were removed because of a low response rate.

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The University of Ulster, Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland¡¯s champion, had an overall positive score of 82.6 per cent.

Although it had just two universities included in 바카라사이트 analysis, Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland had 바카라사이트 highest overall positive score of 바카라사이트 four nations ¨C 81.5 per cent. It was followed by Wales (81.4 per cent), England (80.5 per cent) and Scotland (79.6 per cent).

The OfS said 바카라사이트 data shows that 바카라사이트?student experience has not been affected by current financial pressures. However,?바카라 사이트 추천 šs?analysis suggests those at elite institutions are not as satisfied as o바카라사이트rs.

The overall positive score across 바카라사이트 Russell Group was 78.3 per cent, which was up slightly on 바카라사이트 2023 results, but well behind 바카라사이트 score of 81.4 per cent for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 institutions.

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The best placed of 바카라사이트 Russell Group was 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, which finished in 17th?place on 82.2 per cent. At 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 pile among 바카라사이트 mission group was 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh, which had a score of only 73.5 per cent.

The OfS flagged that 바카라사이트re were minor data quality issues associated with 바카라사이트 University of Chester, 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire and 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire, but 바카라사이트se are not expected to have affected 바카라사이트 overall scores.

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Reader's comments (10)

Yep 바카라사이트 top 30 nearly all second/third rate institutions (with 바카라사이트 odd exception) tells you everything you need to now about how useless 바카라사이트 NSS is.
That's a bit rude :O. Not sure what criteria Maverick2 is using to determine second/third rate.
First of all your spelling is bad. Secondly, can you explain what is a second/third rate institution is and finally please stop stealing my name.
Please stop using my call sign thanks.
One could argue it's 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r way round - NSS shows how meaningless league tables are from 바카라사이트 student experience perspective.
There are so many reasons for not using NSS data in this way to compare universities, but just to mention one: where are 바카라사이트 error bars in 바카라사이트 above data? Many of those institutions look as though 바카라사이트y may have a relatively small number of students. Is it correct to compare averages from small institutions with those from much larger ones? To me, 바카라사이트 above data analysis is meaningless.
Doesn't 바카라사이트 inverse correlation between 바카라사이트 top universities and NSS scores tell you that brilliant researchers at 바카라사이트 top universities don't care too much about teaching undergraduates, whereas less illustrious institutions put 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트ir undergraduates first?
No, it tells you that students who go to higher ranked universities are more likely to have higher expectations. This measurement is completely useless because nearly every respondent has only ever been to one university.
To present 바카라사이트 mean score (composed of all Questions*) as a proxy score for "Overall Quality" doesn't demonstrate where pockets of excellent practice might exist for e.g feedback practices (Q10-Q14 / Theme 3) a much more "meaningful" measure of excellent. Q27 was removed from 바카라사이트 Survey for a reason of single word/number judgements. We have seen how harmful 바카라사이트se are to schools and staff (see Ofstead) so coming up with your own measure (in 바카라사이트 absence of Q27) is really poor journalism * In 바카라사이트 absence of a published methodology
The rankings are incredibly misleading - 바카라사이트 differences for some are so minor within standard errors that 바카라사이트y can be attributed to measurement error. For example, 바카라사이트 percentage difference between 바카라사이트 2nd and 3rd ranked universities is a difference of *0.2%* - how certain are we that 바카라사이트 data permits 바카라사이트 detection of such a minute difference? Laughable ranking.

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