What affects how much students learn? New analysis of Student Academic Experience Survey data

New analysis of the HEPI / HEA Student Academic Experience Survey by Tim Blackman, the Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University, reveals students’ self-reported learning gain is linked to:

• having access to high-quality teaching
• undertaking high levels of independent study (especially above 20 hours a week) • providing support for students with low wellbeing
• avoiding high levels of paid work (above 17 hours a week)
• location of study, with extra challenges for London-based students
• studying at an institution with a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework