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Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Annual Results 2016
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National Survey of Student Engagement, 2016
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its companion projects serve colleges and universities committed to monitoring and improving the quality of the undergraduate experience. While participating institutions receive detailed customized reports, the "Annual Results" series presents noteworthy aggregate findings from the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
Why Students Consider Terminating Their Studies and What Convinces Them to Stay
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Xuereb, Sharon – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2014
A substantial proportion of students doubt whether they should continue their studies, and are consequently more likely to withdraw. In the study described in this article, undergraduates who reported they doubted gave their reasons why they did, outlined support they received and stated why they ultimately decided to continue with their studies.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Withdrawal (Education)
Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Annual Results 2015
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National Survey of Student Engagement, 2015
In 2015, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collected responses from more than 315,000 first-year and senior students attending 585 bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. This report presents selected NSSE results from students at 541 U.S. institutions or subsets of that group where…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
Wired and Engaged?: Student Engagement in Online Learning at the Community College Level
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Lerma, Maria del Pilar – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Over the past 10 years, higher education has experienced dramatic changes due to online instruction, especially at community colleges. It is important to recognize the role of the college in the implementation of online techniques and strategies that can serve to engage students effectively in the online learning environment. However, very little…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Suburban Schools, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning
Understanding Students' Experiences in Their Own Words: Moving beyond a Basic Analysis of Student Engagement
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Wong, Arch Chee Keen – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This study examines the lived experiences of students as expressed in their reflections on their experiences of learning at Ambrose University in Calgary. It uses quantitative outcomes-related data from the National Survey of Student Engagement and the Theological School Survey of Student Engagement to illuminate qualitative data obtained through…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Personal Narratives
Learning at a Distance: Engaged or Not?
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Chen, Pu-Shih Daniel; Gonyea, Robert; Kuh, George – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2008
In this study, Pu-Shih Chen, Robert Gonyea, and George Kuh compare the engagement of distance learners in educationally effective activities with that of their campus-based counterparts and compare the engagement of older distance learners relative to younger online students. Although distance learning is the fastest growing segment of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Practices, Learner Engagement, Age Differences