Development of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)
Staffing
P. Griffin, H. Coates (Assessment Research Centre); C. McInnis, R. James (Centre for the Study of Higher Education)
Summary
The CEQ measures student satisfaction with the quality of university teaching and learning and has been conducted on a national basis for the past six years. In response to concerns expressed within the higher education sector this project was commissioned to identify broader aspects of the student experience than the CEQ might measure to complement the existing instrument. Following preliminary research and stakeholder consultation, a pilot survey was developed and locally tested. Modification of this instrument was guided by psychometric analyses, and the item pool was refined for subsequent national trialling. The project Advisory Committee gave permission for the Assessment Research Centre to conduct on-site, in addition to postal, data collection. The ARC is currently undertaking analyses of trial data and in collaboration with the Centre for Study of Higher Education (CSHE) is making final decisions regarding the nature of the instrument. In addition to a number of new items and scales for use with the current CEQ, a project report and a series of journal articles will be produced.
Funding
Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA)
Publications
McInnis, C., Griffin, P., James, R. and Coates, H. (2000). Development of the Course Experience Questionnaire. Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra.
Griffin, P & Coates, H. (2001) Construct and Measurement Invariance in developing the extended CEQ: An analysis of two methods of psychometric instrument calibration. The University of Melbourne. Melbourne