{"id":3637,"date":"2021-11-14T21:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T03:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronto.io\/education\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2021-11-14T22:08:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T04:08:26","slug":"student-engagement-surveys-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronto.io\/education\/student-engagement-surveys-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete Guide to Creating a Student Engagement Survey.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/span> 8<\/span> min read<\/span><\/span>[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

The Complete Guide to Creating a Student Engagement Survey.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Education and communication should not be lost in each other, especially at the college level, however, even as higher education institutions plan strategies for student retention, the number <\/a>of graduations and persistence rates hasn\u2019t improved in over two decades. Has student engagement evolved over these past 20 years? How can we know that the generation entering their first year of college wants the same things – or communicates the same way – as the Millennials or their parent\u2019s generation did? The honest and easiest answer is that we ask them.<\/p>\n

Many colleges across the US have incorporated student engagement surveys into their engagement process. There\u2019s more to creating a student engagement survey than simply formatting a pile of questions and asking your students to respond honestly. As educators, we should be asking ourselves: Are we asking our students the right <\/i>questions to get them involved and participating in their education – and are we delivering them in a way that promotes the most honest answers?<\/p>\n

What is Student Engagement?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Student engagement<\/a> is when \u201cstudents make a psychological investment in learning. They try hard to learn what the school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success, but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives.\u201d Most students and faculty understand engagement to be the relationship of a student between themselves and their peers, their learning material, and the school and the local community.<\/p>\n

One student may be more comfortable – and fully engaged – by only becoming involved in one or two of these relationships, however, there\u2019s the lingering chance that a lack of engagement will lead to the lack of a will to remain in college. This is why student engagement surveys have developed into a crucial element of initiating conversation and finding out exactly what it is students need and require from their college education.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/b><\/h2>\n

<\/h2>\n

Why Should We Do Student Engagement Surveys?<\/b><\/h2>\n

On our School Experience Toolkit, we emphasize the importance of consistency in the engagement we deliver to students and that we can only truly understand whether the engagement efforts we provide – and what ones we can amend and evolve if we ask them. Our student engagement survey, as a guide and if delivered anonymously can be used \u201c to understand how engaging and worthwhile your students perceived your lesson for the day to be \u2013 and then use that information to make lessons even more engaging and worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many student surveys are focused on understanding student satisfaction and on their happiness with various college amenities and their learning material. A student engagement survey, however, should ask these questions only as far as they relate to seeking knowledge on the conditions of the learning environment and how students connected with their facilitators and the current day (or various periods) course material. By asking formulated questions surrounding academic challenges, the learning environment, career readiness, support, and that pesky satisfaction question, institutions can analyze the overall data and come up with more specific and actionable changes that are backed by this data.<\/p>\n

How Do I Get Students <\/b>Engaged <\/i><\/b>Enough to Actually (And Honestly) Take a Student Engagement Survey?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although mentioning to students the necessity of an engagement survey in order to improve their experience in the college setting, finding ways to motivate students into actually responding to a survey can be a feat in and of itself. There are a few options for sending out student engagement surveys with techniques for getting the largest response possible.<\/p>\n

Online Surveys<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n

Administering a survey online<\/a> may be the most time-effective option for educators. They are being used more often due to the allure that one can reach a large audience in a shorter amount of time, especially since almost 90% of the adult population has access to the internet. However, the response rate could be minimal if you don\u2019t take the proper actions to prompt students to respond.<\/p>\n

Other factors that may get in the way of receiving proper answers are the willingness of students to respond honestly, based possibly on their inability to ask questions about the survey in real-time, confusion, or even social norms and how they feel the college wants <\/i>them to respond. There could also be a bias in responses as those who do may be younger, wealthier, and more tech-savvy – whereas, those who may not be able to respond could be the older portion of students who may feel less comfortable using the internet.<\/p>\n

Best techniques<\/b><\/a> for administering an online survey:<\/b><\/p>\n