A TurningPoint for student feedback

Dr Sara MarshamSchool of Marine Science and Technology

sara.marsham@ncl.ac.uk

Have you used TurningPoint in one of your sessions?

1. Yes2. No

Just One Thing…

• Trialled TurningPoint to collect student feedback

• Three modules – one from each Level– MST1001; MST2012; MST3019/3095/3096/3099

Or via Blackboard

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

MST1001 Biodiversity of Marine Animals

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

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

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 - 87% return

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

EvaluationProblems• 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

• Overall positive response from students• Staff believe trials were successful

20.4%

7.5%

16.1%7.5%

48.4%

Poor Average High

32.3%

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?

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 listeningAny questions?