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Title: Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement
Language: English
Authors: Grey, Simon, Gordon, Neil
Source: New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences. 2018 13(1).
Availability: University of Leicester Open Journals. University of Leicester Library, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. Tel: +44-116-252-2043; e-mail: openaccess@le.ac.uk; Web site: https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/new-directions
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Attendance, Measurement, Learner Engagement, Student Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Rewards, Student Motivation, Learning Analytics, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, College Students, Computer Science Education, Computer Centers, Laboratories, Computer Software, Recordkeeping
ISSN: 2051-3615
Abstract: In this paper, we argue that, where we measure student attendance, this creates an extrinsic motivator in the form of a reward for (apparent) engagement and can thus lead to undesirable behaviour and outcomes. We go on to consider a number of other mechanisms to assess or encourage student engagement -- such as interactions with a learning environment -- and whether these are more benign in their impact on student behaviour i.e. they encourage the desired impact as they are not considered threatening, unlike the penalties associated with non-attendance. We consider a case study in Computer Science to investigate student behaviour, assessing different metrics for student engagement, such as the use of source control commits and how this measure of engagement differs from attendance.
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