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A TurningPoint for student feedback Dr Sara Marsham School of Marine Science and Technology [email protected]

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Page 1: A TurningPoint for student feedback

A TurningPoint for student feedback

Dr Sara MarshamSchool of Marine Science and

[email protected]

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Have you used TurningPoint in one of your sessions?

1. Yes

2. No

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Just One Thing…

• Trialled TurningPoint to collect student feedback

• Three modules – one from each Level

– MST1001; MST2012; MST3019/3095/3096/3099

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Or via Blackboard

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Disadvantages

• Low response from students

• Lack of dialogue between students and staff

• Time consuming for Module Leader

• Students not clear if/how feedback used

CLOSE THE FEEDBACK LOOP

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MST1001 Biodiversity of Marine Animals

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MST3019/3095/3096/3099 Research Project modules

• Oral feedback from students noted during session and discussed at that time

• Formal written response generated by teaching team

• All feedback put on Blackboard and in Module Boxes

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How do you rate using TurningPoint for collecting module feedback?

• Not quicker

• Good method but used at wrong time

• Good to see response - shows that staff look at and respond to answers/comments

12.5%3.1% 6.2%

3.1%

75%

Poor Average High

Level 4 - 32 responses47 registered students - 68% return

0% 4.8% 4.8% 9.5%

81%

Poor Average High

Level 5 - 21 responses48 registered students - 44% return

37.5%

12.5%30%

10%10%

Poor Average High

Level 6 - 40 responses43 registered students - 93% return

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Do you prefer the paper form or this interactive method?

Level 4 - 33 responses47 registered students

Level 5 - 21 responses48 registered students

Level 6 - 39 responses43 registered students

9.1%

90.9%

Paper form TurningPoint

14.3%

85.7%

Paper form TurningPoint

61.5%

38.5%

Paper form TurningPoint

• Prefer not to see responses as bar chart – uncomfortable that answers were visible to everyone

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Evaluation

Problems• Timing of feedback sessions

• Testing handsets at start of session

• Students submitting the ‘wrong’ response

• Not all students answered every question

Improvements• Longer, dedicated feedback session

• Fully explain benefits of using TurningPoint to students

• Amend/reduce questions asked

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• Overall positive response from students

• Staff believe trials were successful

20.4%

7.5%

16.1%

7.5%

48.4%

Poor Average High32.3%

67.7%

Paper form TurningPoint

How do you rate using TurningPoint for collecting module feedback?

Do you prefer the paper form or this interactive method?

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Acknowledgments

• QuILT for providing funding through their ‘Just One Thing’ project

• Dr Ben Wigham (Module Leader for MST2012)

• Prof Matt Bentley (Module Leader for MST3019/3095/3096/3099)

Thank you for listening

Any questions?