Student Engagement Community

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Surveys on student engagement in class
1. For the purpose of establishing a student engagement committee that rewards student engagement
What counts as student engagement?
1. Including things like iclicker
  1. If so asking professors for iclicker data
2. Or just when there’s communication between student and professor?
  1. Looking at data from lecture halls
  2. Mid sized classrooms
  3. Small discussion classes
  4. Must also look at a range of disciplines
  5. Are these classes lower or upper level?
3. Engagement between students?
  1. How big are groups?
  2. Does the professor initiate these conversations?
  3. Is it on the accord of the student?
Interesting to look at would be measuring the time between when a professor asks if there are any questions then continuing on with lecture? (do they leave an adequate amount of time for students to formulate questions?
Ask students, what they’re participation is motivated by?
1. Curiosity
2. Grades
3. Confusion on subject
What makes students feel more comfortable with engaging in class?
1. Knowing their peers well?
2. Orientation of classroom (all facing professor or circle?)
3. Feeling that their professor wants questions/ just wants to rush through material
4. Fear of judgement?

Summary

A discussion outline for studying student engagement in classes and creating a committee to reward it. 1For the purpose of establishing a student engagement committee that rewards student engagement
It proposes surveying student engagement to establish a student engagement committee. 1For the purpose of establishing a student engagement committee that rewards student engagement
It considers measuring iClicker use, communication between students and professors, and engagement among students. 2Including things like iclicker
It proposes comparing lecture halls, mid-sized classrooms, and small discussion classes across disciplines and course levels. 2Including things like iclicker
It proposes measuring how long professors wait for questions and asking students whether curiosity, grades, or confusion motivates participation. 3Interesting to look at would be measuring the time between when a professor asks if there are any questions then continuing on with lecture? (do they leave an adequate amount of time for students to formulate questions?4Ask students, what they’re participation is motivated by?
It identifies classroom layout, relationships with peers, professors’ openness to questions, and fear of judgment as possible influences on engagement. 5What makes students feel more comfortable with engaging in class?

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