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The National Student Survey (NSS) 2015
University of Edinburgh – Initial Findings
Student Surveys Unit7th August 2015
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The National Student Survey (NSS) 2015
The NSS 2015 results were released to institutions on Friday 31st July 2015. Benchmarking data was then released on Friday 7th August 2015. The information remains under public embargo until Wednesday 12th August 2014.
The University of Edinburgh Student Surveys Unit has analysed the data available and this report provides the following information:
• Provides a basic breakdown of % Agree scores by School based on the Overall rating and Primary Themes – Teaching; Assessment and Feedback; Academic Support; Organisation and Management; Learning Resources; Personal Development*
• Shows a School % Agree comparison between 2015 and 2014.
• Provides benchmarking data with Russell Group, Scotland and Edinburgh.
• Identifies the impact each School has on the overall institutional rating for Overall Satisfaction
*See ‘Notes and Definitions’ at the end of this document for further information on the questions included in each Primary Theme.
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Key Findings
• The University of Edinburgh Overall satisfaction score has improved by 2% (84%) in comparison to 2014.
• At the University level, satisfaction with Assessment and Feedback rose by 4% (59%) in comparison to 2014 and saw the largest increase of all the Primary Themes.
• The overall response rate increased by 3% to 76% in 2015, and exceeded the University target of 75%.
• The % agree score increased in six of the seven Primary Themes. The remaining Theme, Learning Resources, remained the same compared to the previous year.
• More Schools increased than decreased in all of the Primary Themes.
Contents
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• 2015 - Results by School
• 2015 vs 2014 – Results by School
• Impact of School Satisfaction on Overall Satisfaction
• Russell Group, Scotland and Edinburgh comparison
• Notes and Definitions
2015 results by School
Response Rate % - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (76%)
• 13 Schools above target• 6 Schools below target• 2 Schools equal to target
100
8886
83 82 82 8280 80 79 78 77 77
75 7573 72
70 69 68 67
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
HEA,n=34
VET,n=154
GEO,n=153
BMS,n=140
BIO,n=130
CHE,n=108
ENG,n=251
EDU,n=298
PHY,n=54
DIV,n=53
SPS,n=233
HCA,n=261
MVM,n=257
ECA,n=457
MAT,n=65
BUS,n=191
LLC,n=448
PPL,n=308
ECN,n=211
INF,n=88
LAW,n=227
Response Rate - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (76%)
UoE Target. - 2015 (75%)
95 94 93 92 92 91 91 9088 88 88
8482 82 81 81 81
76 76 76
70
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO MAT DIV BMS GEO CHE LAW VET HCA HEA INF LLC ECN EDU BUS ENG SPS ECA MVM PPL PHY
Overall Satisfaction - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (84%)
Overall Satisfaction % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (84%)
• 11 Schools above average• 9 Schools below average• 1 School equal to average
9695 95 95
92 9291 91 91
8988 88
85 85 8483
8281
8078
70
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
HEA DIV GEO VET BIO LAW BMS HCA LLC SPS CHE INF MVM PPL EDU ECA ECN MAT ENG BUS PHY
Teaching on my Course - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (87%)
Teaching on my Course % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (87%)
• 12 Schools above average• 9 Schools below average
79
72 72 7268 66 66
63 6259 59 58 58 58 57 57 57
53 5249
39
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
DIV BIO CHE HEA MAT ECA GEO LLC HCA INF VET BUS ECN SPS BMS EDU ENG LAW PPL PHY MVM
Assessment and Feedback - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (59%)
Assessment and Feedback % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (59%)
• 9 Schools above average• 10 Schools below average• 2 Schools equal to average
88 8886 86 85 85
83 83 8280 79 78 77 76 76 76
72 71 71 7169
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
DIV HEA BMS CHE BIO VET INF MAT EDU GEO LAW ECN PHY ENG HCA LLC SPS ECA MVM PPL BUS
Academic Support - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (77%)
Academic Support % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (77%)
• 12 Schools above average• 8 Schools below average• 1 Schools equal to average
92 9290 89
87 86 85 84 84 8381 81
79 78 77
7270
63 62 6159
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO LAW ECN BUS DIV SPS HCA BMS GEO MAT INF PPL LLC CHE ENG EDU HEA ECA VET PHY MVM
Organisation and Management - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (78%)
Organisation and Management % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (78%)
• 13 Schools above average• 7 Schools below average• 1 Schools equal to average
9796
95 95 9593 93 93
92
89 8988
87 87 8786 86 86
8584 84
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO PHY BMS DIV INF ENG GEO MVM CHE PPL VET ECN EDU LAW LLC ECA HEA MAT SPS BUS HCA
Learning Resources - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (89%)
Learning Resources % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (89%)
• 9 Schools above average• 10 Schools below average• 2 Schools equal to average
94
8886 86 86 85
83 83
80 80 80 80 79
76 76 75 75 74 73 72 72
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
HEA MVM BIO BMS EDU GEO ENG VET CHE DIV INF LAW MAT HCA LLC ECA ECN PHY BUS PPL SPS
Personal Development - 2015
UoE Avg. - 2015 (79%)
Personal Development % Agree - 2015
School v University of Edinburgh Average (79%)
• 12 Schools above average• 8 Schools below average• 1 Schools equal to average
2015 vs 2014 results by School
9594
9392 92
91 9190
88 88 88
8482 82
81 81 81
76 76 76
70
93
66
9492
81
92
89
93
82
73
90
86
7775
84
77
70
88
80
76
83
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO MAT DIV BMS GEO CHE LAW VET HCA HEA INF LLC ECN EDU BUS ENG SPS ECA MVM PPL PHY
Overall Satisfaction - 2015 Overall Satisfaction - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (84%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (82%)
Overall Satisfaction % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Overall satisfaction increased from 82% in 2014 to 84% in 2015, and has remained fairly consistent over the previous 4 years (83% in 2012)
• 10 Schools increased, 9 Schools decreased and 2 Schools remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – MAT (+28%)• Largest decrease – PHY (-13%)• 7 Schools increased by 5% or more (MAT, GEO, HCA, HEA, ECN, EDU, SPS)• 2 Schools decreased by 5% or more (ECA, PHY)
9695 95 95
92 9291 91 91
8988 88
85 8584
8382
8180
78
70
94 94
84
9495
93
91
85
90
82
89
85
87
85
83
8584
68
77 77
83
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
HEA DIV GEO VET BIO LAW BMS HCA LLC SPS CHE INF MVM PPL EDU ECA ECN MAT ENG BUS PHY
Teaching on my Course - 2015 Teaching on my Course - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (87%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (86%)
Teaching on my Course % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Teaching on my Course increased by 1% to 87% compared to previous year, and has remained fairly consistent over the previous 4 years (87% in 2012)
• 12 Schools increased, 7 Schools decreased and 2 Schools remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – MAT (+13%)• Largest decrease – PHY (-13%)• 4 Schools increased by 5% or more (GEO, HCA, SPS, MAT)• 1 School decreased by 5% or more (PHY)
79
72 72 7268
66 6663 62
59 59 58 58 58 57 57 5753 52
49
39
67
6057
54
47
70
56
62
49
62 6158
62
47
5451 50
5256
48
3025
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
DIV BIO CHE HEA MAT ECA GEO LLC HCA INF VET BUS ECN SPS BMS EDU ENG LAW PPL PHY MVM
Assessment and Feedback - 2015 Assessment and Feedback - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (59%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (55%)
Assessment and Feedback % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Assessment and Feedback increased by 4% to 59% compared to the previous year, and has increased by 7% since 2012
• 15 Schools increased, 5 Schools decreased and 1 School remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – MAT (+21%)• Largest decrease – ECA, ECN, PPL (-4%)• 11 Schools increased by 5% or more (DIV, BIO, CHE, HEA, MAT, GEO, HCA, SPS, EDU, ENG, MVM)• 0 Schools decreased by 5% or more
88 8886 86 85 85
83 83 8280 79 78 77 76 76 76
72 71 71 7169
86
91
79
86
8284
87
7573 74
71
77
83
78
70
78
61
81
74
66
72
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
DIV HEA BMS CHE BIO VET INF MAT EDU GEO LAW ECN PHY ENG HCA LLC SPS ECA MVM PPL BUS
Academic Support - 2015 Academic Support - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (77%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (76%)
Academic Support % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Academic Support increased by 1% to 77% compared to the previous year, and increased by 4% since 2012
• 12 Schools increased, 8 Schools decreased and 1 School remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – SPS (+11%)• Largest decrease – ECA (-10%)• 8 Schools increased by 5% or more (BMS, MAT, EDU, GEO, LAW, HCA, SPS, PPL)• 2 Schools decreased by 5% or more (PHY, ECA)
92 9290 89
87 86 85 84 84 8381 81
79 78 77
7270
63 62 6159
8890
88
84
90
77
8385
75 75
83
79
83
62
77
69
59
73
69
76
61
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO LAW ECN BUS DIV SPS HCA BMS GEO MAT INF PPL LLC CHE ENG EDU HEA ECA VET PHY MVM
Organisation and Management - 2015 Organisation and Management - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (78%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (77%)
Organisation and Management % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Organisation and Management increased by 1% to 78% compared to the previous year. This is a slight decrease compared to 2012, but has been fairly consistent over the past 3 years
• 12 Schools increased, 8 Schools decreased and 1 School remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – CHE (+16%)• Largest decrease – PHY (-15%)• 6 Schools increased by 5% or more (BUS, SPS, GEO, MAT, CHE, HEA)• 3 Schools decreased by 5% or more (ECA, VET, PHY)
9796
95 95 95
93 93 9392
89 8988
87 87 8786 86 86
8584 84
93
95
9392 92
93 9392
90
87
90
85
87
92
86
89
82
92
80
84
81
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
BIO PHY BMS DIV INF ENG GEO MVM CHE PPL VET ECN EDU LAW LLC ECA HEA MAT SPS BUS HCA
Learning Resources - 2015 Learning Resources - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (89%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (89%)
Learning Resources % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Learning and Resources remained at the same level as the previous year (89%), but has increased from 83% since 2012
• 13 Schools increased, 4 Schools decreased and 4 School remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – SPS (+5%)• Largest decrease – MAT (-6%)• 1 School increased by 5% or more (SPS)• 2 Schools decreased by 5% or more (LAW, MAT)
94
8886 86 86
8583 83
80 80 80 8079
76 7675 75
7473
72 72
94
89
83
80 8078
8385
8482
7879
65
75 75
81
73
7980
67
6360
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
HEA MVM BIO BMS EDU GEO ENG VET CHE DIV INF LAW MAT HCA LLC ECA ECN PHY BUS PPL SPS
Personal Development - 2015 Personal Development - 2014
UoE Avg. - 2015 (79%) UoE Avg. - 2014 (78%)
Personal Development % Agree - 2015 v 2014
Personal Development increased by 1% to 79% compared to the previous year, and has increased by 2% since 2012
• 12 Schools increased, 7 Schools decreased, 2 School remained the same compared to the previous year• Largest increase – MAT (+14%)• Largest decrease – BUS (-7%)• 6 Schools increased by 5% or more (BMS, EDU, GEO, MAT, PPL, SPS)• 3 Schools decreased by 5% or more (ECA, PHY, BUS)
Impact of School Satisfaction on Overall Satisfaction
The table to the right shows –
• Schools overall NSS approval rating for 2015
• It's contribution to the sample
• How the overall rating has changed in relation to 2014
• The effect that a 1% rise in the Schools overall score has on the institution wide score
• Effect the difference between 2015 and 2014 scores have had
• Details for each Primary Theme will be available of the Student Surveys Wiki in due course
Impact of School Satisfaction Results on Institutional Overall Satisfaction rating
SPS 81% 5.65% 11.0% 0.06% 0.6%EDU 82% 7.23% 7.0% 0.07% 0.5%MAT 94% 1.58% 28.0% 0.02% 0.4%GEO 92% 3.71% 11.0% 0.04% 0.4%HCA 88% 6.33% 6.0% 0.06% 0.4%ECN 82% 5.12% 5.0% 0.05% 0.3%ENG 81% 6.09% 4.0% 0.06% 0.2%HEA 88% 0.83% 15.0% 0.01% 0.1%LAW 91% 5.51% 2.0% 0.06% 0.1%BIO 95% 3.15% 2.0% 0.03% 0.1%BMS 92% 3.40% 0.0% 0.03% 0.0%PPL 76% 7.47% 0.0% 0.07% 0.0%DIV 93% 1.29% -1.0% 0.01% 0.0%CHE 91% 2.62% -1.0% 0.03% 0.0%INF 88% 2.14% -2.0% 0.02% 0.0%VET 90% 3.74% -3.0% 0.04% -0.1%BUS 81% 4.63% -3.0% 0.05% -0.1%PHY 70% 1.31% -13.0% 0.01% -0.2%LLC 84% 10.87% -2.0% 0.11% -0.2%MVM 76% 6.24% -4.0% 0.06% -0.2%ECA 76% 11.09% -12.0% 0.11% -1.3%
Impact of change in Overall
Satisfaction Rating
SchoolNSS Overall Satisfaction Rating 2015
Contribution to sample 2015
Change from NSS Overall
Satisfaction Rating 2014
For every 1% School rating rises, overall
score rises by (%)
Russell Group, Scotland and Edinburgh comparison
Institution 2014 2015 Change (%)University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 91% 91% 0%University of Oxford 91% 91% 0%University of Cambridge 91% 90% -1%University of Durham 91% 90% -1%University of Exeter 92% 90% -2%The University of Leeds 88% 90% 2%The University of Sheffi eld 89% 90% 1%University of Glasgow 91% 90% -1%Cardiff University 89% 90% 1%The University of Birmingham 89% 88% -1%Imperial College London 87% 88% 1%Queen Mary University of London 86% 88% 2%The University of Southampton 86% 88% 2%The University of York 86% 88% 2%Queen's University of Belfast 86% 88% 2%The University of Warwick 89% 87% -2%The University of Manchester 85% 86% 1%The University of Nottingham 88% 86% -2%The University of Liverpool 85% 85% 0%University of Edinburgh 82% 84% 2%University of Bristol 84% 84% 0%University College London 86% 83% -3%King's College London 83% 81% -2%The London School of Economics and Political Science 83% 81% -2%
Institution 2014 2015 Change (%)University of Dundee 90% 90% 0%University of Glasgow 91% 90% -1%Heriot-Watt University 87% 89% 2%University of St Andrews 93% 89% -4%University of Aberdeen 86% 87% 1%University of Strathclyde 89% 87% -2%University of Abertay Dundee 84% 86% 2%The Robert Gordon University 87% 86% -1%University of Stirling 87% 86% -1%University of the West of Scotland 84% 86% 2%Glasgow Caledonian University 84% 85% 1%Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 86% 85% -1%University of Edinburgh 82% 84% 2%Edinburgh Napier University 85% 84% -1%SRUC 89% 81% -8%Glasgow School of Art. 78% 80% 2%University of the Highlands and Islands 84% 80% -4%Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 89% 79% -10%
Institution 2014 2015 Change (%)Heriot-Watt University 87% 89% 2%Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 86% 85% -1%University of Edinburgh 82% 84% 2%Edinburgh Napier University 85% 84% -1%
Russell Group Scotland
Edinburgh
Russell Group, Scotland and Edinburgh comparison
In comparison to the previous year, the University of Edinburgh has risen four places for Overall Satisfaction when compared to the Russell Group, four places when compared to Scottish universities, and one place when compared to Edinburgh based universities.
Notes and Definitions
Primary Themes
These are aggregated averages of the questions that fall under that area – the table to the right shows how these are compiled.
Agree%
The combined percentage of respondents answering 4 (mostly agree) or 5 (definitely agree).
The percentage score is the percentage of all responses excluded those who responded N/A
Changes of 5% Increases and decreases in of 5% or more have been detailed to advise where a notable increase has taken place
Question
1. Staff are good at explaining things.2. Staff have made the subject interesting.3. Staff are enthusiastic about what they are teaching.4. The course is intellectually stimulating.5. The criteria used in marking have been clear in advance.6. Assessment arrangements and marking have been fair.7. Feedback on my work has been prompt.8. I have received detailed comments on my work.9. Feedback on my work has helped me clarify things I did not understand.10. I have received suffi cient advice and support with my studies.11. I have been able to contact staff when I needed to.12. Good advice was available when I needed to make study choices.13. The timetable works effi ciently as far as my activities are concerned.14. Any changes in the course or teaching have been communicated effectively.15. The course is well organised and is running smoothly.16. The library resources and services are good enough for my needs.17. I have been able to access general IT resources when I needed to.18. I have been able to access specialised equipment, facilities or rooms when I needed to.19. The course has helped me to present myself with confidence.20. My communication skills have improved.21. As a result of the course, I feel confident in tackling unfamiliar problems.22. Overall Satisfaction
Primary Theme
The teaching on my course
Assessment and feedback
Academic support
Organisation and management
Learning resources
Personal development
Overall Satisfaction
