Understanding Student Learning and Assessment: Key Insights from a Recent Survey

🎯Students prioritize degree completion, career preparation, and personal growth as their top goals.

🚧Balancing family obligations, work, and the need for more detailed course material breakdowns are the main barriers students face.

💻Online study tools, Google, and assigned course materials are the most popular resources students use for academic support.

🧑‍🏫Educators believe office hours, study groups, and assigned materials are appropriate resources for students.

🌐Online resources are less favored by educators as compared to students.

What are the top barriers to student learning?

—The top barriers to student learning include balancing family obligations and studies, having to work, and the need for more detailed breakdowns of course material.

What are the most popular resources students use for academic support?

—The most popular resources students use for academic support include online study tools, Google, and assigned course materials.

What resources do educators believe are appropriate for students?

—Educators believe that office hours, study groups, and assigned materials are appropriate resources for students.

Are online resources favored by students or educators?

—Online resources are more favored by students than educators, who prefer institution-centric resources like office hours and study groups.

What are the top goals of students?

—The top goals of students include degree completion, career preparation, and personal growth.

03:55Students prioritize degree completion, career preparation, and personal growth as their top goals.

05:47Balancing family obligations, work, and the need for more detailed course material breakdowns are the main barriers students face.

09:06Online study tools, Google, and assigned course materials are the most popular resources students use for academic support.

11:35Educators believe office hours, study groups, and assigned materials are appropriate resources for students. Online resources are less favored by educators.

12:20Students and educators have different perspectives on fair assessment methods.