{"id":2189,"date":"2015-09-26T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncanning.net\/wp\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2015-09-26T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T14:45:11","slug":"new-half-a-million-unsatisfied-graduates-increasing-scrutiny-of-national-student-surveys-overall-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johncanning.net\/wp\/?p=2189","title":{"rendered":"New: Half a million unsatisfied graduates? Increasing scrutiny of National Student Survey\u2019s \u2018overall\u2019 question."},"content":{"rendered":"

Canning, J. (2015 ) Half a million unsatisfied graduates? Increasing scrutiny of National Student Survey\u2019s \u2018overall\u2019 question. Educational Developments<\/em><\/a> has now been published. It is only available in the printed version at present.
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<\/a> Question 22 (Q22), \u2018Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course\u2019 stands alone in the National Student Survey (NSS). University league tables include it more than any other question. It covers a multitude of sins. It is the litmus test of a course. However good or bad the assessment, the facilities, the course organisation, this overall question can condemn or redeem a course. Like checkmate in chess, a boxer\u2019s knockout punch, a judge\u2019s verdict it does not matter who tried hardest, made the best moves or made the best arguments. In many respects it is the only judgment that counts.<\/p>\n\n\n