[With thanks to Ray Schroeder]
The well organised and informative 2009 National Survey of Student Engagement [50 pages, 20 MB PDF] report is produced by Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research in cooperation with the Indiana University Center for Survey Research. The report aims to provide data to colleges and universities to "assess and improve undergraduate education, inform state accountability and accreditation efforts, and facilitate national and sector benchmarking efforts". This year's report has a two page section (go to pages 19 and 20) about Teaching and Learning Technologies, including a tantalising but all-too-briefly explained table (below, with its rubric) "Relationship Between Technology and Engagement, Deep Learning, and Gains".
"How Do These New Technologies Relate to Student Learning
and Engagement?
Course management and interactive technologies were positively related to student engagement, self-reported learning outcomes, and deep approaches to learning (Table 7). Course management technology was most strongly related to student-faculty interaction and self-reported gains in personal and social development. It is possible that the use of this type of organizational technology encourages contact among classmates as well as between students and their instructors. Interactive technologies corresponded most strongly with students’ self-reported gains and the supportive campus environment benchmark. Students who use interactive technologies are also more likely to say their campus environment is supportive and contributes to their knowledge, skills, and personal development."
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