Proposal Title
Investigating the impact of the use of lecture recordings on undergraduate students and it’s effect on their academic performance
Session Type
Digital Poster
Room
FNB 2210
Start Date
4-7-2019 2:30 PM
Keywords
lecture recording, attendance
Primary Threads
Evaluation of Learning
Abstract
The use of technology in university classroom settings has been significantly increasing in recent years. Lecture recording has been widely implemented in many universities across Canada, however their impact on student success at the undergraduate level is still not well understood. The majority of the existing literature is focused on medical and postgraduate education. The purpose of this study was to assess student use of lecture recordings and student success in both an introductory core course and an upper year elective course. The authors examined the impact of lecture recording use on physical attendance in class as well as exam performance. During lectures, student’s physical attendance was recorded via a sign in sheet and their viewing of recorded lectures was obtained via the course’s website. Informed consent was obtained via an online questionnaire in which participants were asked a series of Likerstyle questions that focused on their perception of their attendance and use of lecture recordings in the course.. The students’ physical attendance and viewing of lecture recordings will be matched to their grades and compared on an interclass and on an intraclass level. Statistical analysis will be performed using SAS software. We hypothesize that those who have a higher attendance record will achieve higher grades in both classes, and that attendance will be higher in the upper year courseWe also hypothesize that students in the upper year course who rely heavily on lecture recordings (and have poor attendance) will be more successful then their counterparts in the introductory course, since they are more mature students who would be expected to have better study habits.
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Investigating the impact of the use of lecture recordings on undergraduate students and it’s effect on their academic performance
FNB 2210
The use of technology in university classroom settings has been significantly increasing in recent years. Lecture recording has been widely implemented in many universities across Canada, however their impact on student success at the undergraduate level is still not well understood. The majority of the existing literature is focused on medical and postgraduate education. The purpose of this study was to assess student use of lecture recordings and student success in both an introductory core course and an upper year elective course. The authors examined the impact of lecture recording use on physical attendance in class as well as exam performance. During lectures, student’s physical attendance was recorded via a sign in sheet and their viewing of recorded lectures was obtained via the course’s website. Informed consent was obtained via an online questionnaire in which participants were asked a series of Likerstyle questions that focused on their perception of their attendance and use of lecture recordings in the course.. The students’ physical attendance and viewing of lecture recordings will be matched to their grades and compared on an interclass and on an intraclass level. Statistical analysis will be performed using SAS software. We hypothesize that those who have a higher attendance record will achieve higher grades in both classes, and that attendance will be higher in the upper year courseWe also hypothesize that students in the upper year course who rely heavily on lecture recordings (and have poor attendance) will be more successful then their counterparts in the introductory course, since they are more mature students who would be expected to have better study habits.