University ranking systems are frequently used to assess and compare universities, and are of particular interest to prospective students. Current ranking systems, however, do not assess the currently growing online dimension of universities. To overcome this limitation, the European Project Creating an Online Dimension for University Rankings (CODUR) engaged online teaching experts to identify criteria and indicators for assessing this online dimension. This paper compares these evaluations with those provided by 55 university students attending courses online. The comparison shows that the expert and student perspectives are largely similar, although with some important differences. Specifically, compared to the experts, the students regard quality of student support as more important, and quality of the learning experience as less important. These results represent a first step towards integrating students' perspective in the online dimension of university rankings.
i strumenti di ranking sono ampiamente utilizzati per valutare e confrontare le università, anche da futuri studenti. Tuttavia, gli attuali strumenti di ranking non valutano la dimensione online delle università, che ha visto una recente crescita. Al fine di superare questo limite, il progetto Europeo Creating an Online Dimension for University Rankings (CODUR) ha individuato criteri e indicatori per la dimensione online e ha chiesto a esperti di didattica online di valutarli. In questo articolo, le valutazioni degli esperti sono confrontate con quelle fornite da 55 studenti di università telematiche. Il confronto evidenzia che le prospettive di studenti ed esperti sono complessivamente simili, ma presentano alcune importanti differenze. In particolare, gli studenti accordano maggiore importanza alla qualità del supporto agli studenti e minore alla qualità dell'esperienza d'apprendimento. I risultati dello studio rappresentano un primo passo verso l'integrazione della prospettiva degli studenti nella dimensione online del ranking.
Indicatori per il ranking delle università online: la prospettiva degli studenti
Francesca Pozzi;Flavio Manganello;Marcello Passarelli;
2019
Abstract
University ranking systems are frequently used to assess and compare universities, and are of particular interest to prospective students. Current ranking systems, however, do not assess the currently growing online dimension of universities. To overcome this limitation, the European Project Creating an Online Dimension for University Rankings (CODUR) engaged online teaching experts to identify criteria and indicators for assessing this online dimension. This paper compares these evaluations with those provided by 55 university students attending courses online. The comparison shows that the expert and student perspectives are largely similar, although with some important differences. Specifically, compared to the experts, the students regard quality of student support as more important, and quality of the learning experience as less important. These results represent a first step towards integrating students' perspective in the online dimension of university rankings.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
