The effect of small group tutors on student engagement in the computer laboratory lecture

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dc.contributor.authorShiely, Frances
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Marian
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-19T10:07:24Z
dc.date.available2019-11-19T10:07:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-30
dc.description.abstractBackground: Student engagement is widely recognised as being influential on learning and achievement in higher education. What is less clear is how the knowledge transfers, i.e., the process of engagement by the student with any new forms of teaching demonstrated by the teacher. Aim: To investigate the effect of small group tutors on student engagement in the computer laboratory lecture. Methods: Participants were undergraduate, second year BSc Public Health students taking the Health Information Systems II module. Teaching consisted of 12 x 2-hour face-to-to face classes. Tutors were assigned to groups of 6/7 students from weeks 5-12. Quantitative data from the Irish Survey of Student Engagement was collected in week 12 and analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Qualitative data from a 1-minute pre-and post-module CAT, tutor post lesson appraisals and two focus groups (one student and one tutor group, respectively) were analysed thematically. Findings: This study provided evidence that student engagement and learning was indeed enhanced by the addition of small group tutors in the computer laboratory lecture. In addition, students’ attitude to engaging with their programme of study improved and their positivity towards learning increased as the term progressed. Furthermore, there was evidence of an improved student experience and improved personal development that was highly valued by the students.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationShiely, F. and McCarthy, M., 2019. The Effect of Small Group Tutors on Student Engagement in the Computer Laboratory Lecture. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(2), (31pp). DOI:10.14434/josotl.v19i1.23729en
dc.identifier.doi10.14434/josotl.v19i1.23729en
dc.identifier.eissn1527-9316
dc.identifier.endpage171en
dc.identifier.issued2en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learningen
dc.identifier.startpage141en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9032
dc.identifier.volume19en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIndiana Universityen
dc.relation.urihttps://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/23729
dc.rights© 2019 The Trustees of Indiana Universityen
dc.subjectStudent engagementen
dc.subjectSmall group tutorsen
dc.subjectTutor assistanten
dc.subjectComputer laboratory lectureen
dc.subjectTeaching public healthen
dc.titleThe effect of small group tutors on student engagement in the computer laboratory lectureen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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