These observations are from the units that I teach at the University of Portsmouth. The menu at the top has links to unit materials and course announcements. Comments and questions are welcomed.
There were approximately 65 students at lecture (50% attendance level).
There were approximately 75 students at lecture (57% attendance level).
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There were approximately 70 students at lecture last week at the start of the second semester (53% attendance level).
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There were approximately 55 students at lecture on Thursday (48% attendance level).
There were approximately 30 students at lecture on Thursday (24% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 24% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 4, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 15).
24 students (19% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
There were approximately 40 students at lecture on Thursday (35% attendance level).
There were approximately 50 students at lecture on Thursday (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 6, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 2, Thu 12pm = 15).
32 students (26% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Does the graph below provide any indications about the work habits of students in B101?
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Does the graph below provide any indications about the work habits of students in B142L? This graph updates in real time as pages are updated on the Mosaic website.
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There were approximately 50 students at lecture today (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 13).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
There were approximately 40 students at lecture today (35% attendance level).
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There were approximately 45 students at lecture on Thursday (36% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 25% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 0, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 20).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
There were approximately 30 students at lecture yesterday (26% attendance level).
There were approximately 60 students at lecture on Thursday (48% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions remained at 34% of the class (Mon 12pm = 12, Mon 3pm = 6, Mon 4pm = 4, Thu 12pm = 20).
There were approximately 45 students at lecture on Thursday (39% attendance level).
There were approximately 60 students at lecture yesterday (48% attendance level).
57 students (46% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
There were approximately 45 students at lecture yesterday (39% attendance level).
There were good participation and questions at lecture. The number of students at lecture decreased to approximately 75 students. The updated class list has 124 students (60% attendance level).
Students have individual coursework pages in which they may write notes as they work on practical worksheets and the coursework assignment. They are encouraged to use the commenting feature to write questions as they work. The unit lecturer can post feedback using the same commenting feature. Comments written by each student is private. The list of feedback comments written by the unit lecturer, but, without any student information, is provided in case other students have similar questions.
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased sharply to 43% of the class (Mon 12pm = 10, Mon 3pm = 8, Mon 4pm = 9, Thu 12pm = 26).
66 students (53% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Attendance has been decreasing weekly since the first week. There were approximately 65 students at lecture today. The updated class list has 114 students (57% attendance level).
There was good participation in the writing activities during lecture. In addition to the writing practice during lecture, students were reminded that feedback would be provided for written contributions to the discussion about sustainable tablet computers.
There were approximately 70 students (53% of the class) at lecture yesterday, which was a drop from the previous week.
There was good participation in the writing activities during lecture. All students were asked to practice writing in response to specific activities or questions. Photos were taken of writing samples from student volunteers. The writing samples were discussed as a group and feedback was provided during the class discussion. Students who were absent can read the notes on the unit website, but, they missed the writing practice, the class discussions and the lecturer feedback.
Week 15 – B142L
There were approximately 65 students at lecture (50% attendance level).
Week 14 – B142L
There were approximately 75 students at lecture (57% attendance level).
B142L Coursework 1 results
| The distribution of marks, including extra marks received from peer review participation. |
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Week 13 – B142L
There were approximately 70 students at lecture last week at the start of the second semester (53% attendance level).
B101 Coursework 2 results
| The distribution of marks, including extra marks received from peer review participation. |
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B101 Coursework 1 results
| The distribution of marks, including extra marks received from peer review participation. |
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Week 12 – B101
There were approximately 55 students at lecture on Thursday (48% attendance level).
Week 12 – B142L
There were approximately 30 students at lecture on Thursday (24% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 24% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 4, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 15).
24 students (19% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Week 11 – B101
There were approximately 40 students at lecture on Thursday (35% attendance level).
Week 11 – B142L
There were approximately 50 students at lecture on Thursday (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions was unchanged at 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 6, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 2, Thu 12pm = 15).
32 students (26% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Work habits as indicated by saved coursework pages
Does the graph below provide any indications about the work habits of students in B101?
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Work habits as indicated by saved coursework pages
Does the graph below provide any indications about the work habits of students in B142L? This graph updates in real time as pages are updated on the Mosaic website.
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Week 10 – B142L
There were approximately 50 students at lecture today (40% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 23% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 5, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 13).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Week 10 – B101
There were approximately 40 students at lecture today (35% attendance level).
November 27, 2011
This paper was extracted from a course leader report covering 3 computer networks engineering courses, which required evaluation of the National Student Survey (NSS), course feedback survey and unit feedback surveys (Nguyen, 2011). All surveys were voluntary. The course and unit surveys often took place during timetabled events, which caused the surveys to be susceptible to student absences.
In the book, Practical Statistics for Educators, Ruth David reminds us that experimental and descriptive research require different methods of analysis. In experimental research projects, "researchers plan an intervention and study its effect on groups or individuals". By comparison, nonexperimental "descriptive research is aimed at studying a phenomenon as it is occurring naturally, without any manipulation or intervention. Researchers are attempting to describe and study phenomena and are not investigating cause-and-effect relationships" (2011).
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A closer look at student feedback
By Chi NguyenThis paper was extracted from a course leader report covering 3 computer networks engineering courses, which required evaluation of the National Student Survey (NSS), course feedback survey and unit feedback surveys (Nguyen, 2011). All surveys were voluntary. The course and unit surveys often took place during timetabled events, which caused the surveys to be susceptible to student absences.
1. Context for evaluating feedback surveys
In the book, Practical Statistics for Educators, Ruth David reminds us that experimental and descriptive research require different methods of analysis. In experimental research projects, "researchers plan an intervention and study its effect on groups or individuals". By comparison, nonexperimental "descriptive research is aimed at studying a phenomenon as it is occurring naturally, without any manipulation or intervention. Researchers are attempting to describe and study phenomena and are not investigating cause-and-effect relationships" (2011).
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Annual Standards and Quality Evaluative Review
Course Leaders Report – Computer Networks Engineering
| Academic year under review: | 2010/2011 |
| Faculty: | Technology |
| Department: | School of Engineering |
| Courses covered by this review: | C1270S BSc (Hons) Computer Network Management and Design C0944S BSc (Hons) Internet Technology C2033S BEng (Hons) Internet Engineering |
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Week 9 – B142L
There were approximately 45 students at lecture on Thursday (36% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased to 25% of the class (Mon 12pm = 8, Mon 3pm = 0, Mon 4pm = 3, Thu 12pm = 20).
35 students (28% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Week 9 – B101
There were approximately 30 students at lecture yesterday (26% attendance level).
Week 8 – B142L
There were approximately 60 students at lecture on Thursday (48% attendance level).
Attendance at the practical sessions remained at 34% of the class (Mon 12pm = 12, Mon 3pm = 6, Mon 4pm = 4, Thu 12pm = 20).
Week 8 – B101
There were approximately 45 students at lecture on Thursday (39% attendance level).
Week 7 – B142L
There were approximately 60 students at lecture yesterday (48% attendance level).
57 students (46% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Week 7 – B101
There were approximately 45 students at lecture yesterday (39% attendance level).
Week 6 – B142L
There were good participation and questions at lecture. The number of students at lecture decreased to approximately 75 students. The updated class list has 124 students (60% attendance level).
Students have individual coursework pages in which they may write notes as they work on practical worksheets and the coursework assignment. They are encouraged to use the commenting feature to write questions as they work. The unit lecturer can post feedback using the same commenting feature. Comments written by each student is private. The list of feedback comments written by the unit lecturer, but, without any student information, is provided in case other students have similar questions.
Attendance at the practical sessions decreased sharply to 43% of the class (Mon 12pm = 10, Mon 3pm = 8, Mon 4pm = 9, Thu 12pm = 26).
66 students (53% of the class) used their Mosaic coursework pages during the week.
Week 6 – B101
Attendance has been decreasing weekly since the first week. There were approximately 65 students at lecture today. The updated class list has 114 students (57% attendance level).
There was good participation in the writing activities during lecture. In addition to the writing practice during lecture, students were reminded that feedback would be provided for written contributions to the discussion about sustainable tablet computers.
Week 5 – B101
There were approximately 70 students (53% of the class) at lecture yesterday, which was a drop from the previous week.
There was good participation in the writing activities during lecture. All students were asked to practice writing in response to specific activities or questions. Photos were taken of writing samples from student volunteers. The writing samples were discussed as a group and feedback was provided during the class discussion. Students who were absent can read the notes on the unit website, but, they missed the writing practice, the class discussions and the lecturer feedback.