A TurningPoint for student
feedback
Dr Sara Marsham
School of Marine Science and
Technology
sara.marsham@ncl.ac.uk
Have you used TurningPoint in one of your
sessions?
1. Yes
2. 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?
12.5%
3.1% 6.2%
10%
10%
37.5%
3.1%
30%
75%
Poor
Average
High
Poor
12.5%
Average
High
Level 4 - 32 responses
Level 6 - 40 responses
47 registered students - 68% return
43 registered students - 87% return
0% 4.8% 4.8%
9.5%
81%
Poor
Average
High
Level 5 - 21 responses
48 registered students - 44% return
• Not quicker
• Good method but used at
wrong time
• Good to see response - shows
that staff look at and respond to
answers/comments
Do you prefer the paper form or this
interactive method?
9.1%
38.5%
61.5%
90.9%
Paper form
TurningPoint
Paper form
TurningPoint
Level 4 - 33 responses
Level 6 - 39 responses
47 registered students
43 registered students
14.3%
85.7%
Paper form
TurningPoint
Level 5 - 21 responses
48 registered students
• Prefer not to see responses as
bar chart – uncomfortable that
answers were visible to
everyone
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
• Overall positive response from students
• Staff believe trials were successful
20.4%
48.4%
7.5%
16.1%
7.5%
Poor
Average
Do you prefer the paper form or this
interactive method?
32.3%
High
How do you rate using TurningPoint for
collecting module feedback?
67.7%
Paper form
TurningPoint
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?