National Surveys and Student Engagement
What is it? CTL has led the administration of student engagement surveys in South Africa for over a decade. These surveys provide evidence-based insights into how students experience teaching, learning, and the university environment, and identify educational practices that are linked to student success.
Why is it important? The results support data-informed decision-making, quality enhancement, and the monitoring of change over time at both institutional and module level. The South African Surveys of Student Engagement (SASSE) include three institutional-level surveys: The Beginner Survey of Student Engagement (BUSSE), the SASSE, and the Lecturer Survey of Student Engagement (LSSE), as well as a module- or course-level survey, the Classroom Survey of Student Engagement (CLASSE).
The SASSE surveys generate institutional- and national-level reports that support reflection, benchmarking, and evidence-based enhancement of teaching and learning.
How is it implemented? Institutions and staff are invited to participate in the different surveys at different times of the year. The surveys are administered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning of the UFS, and findings are shared afterwards with participating colleagues.
For more information about student engagement surveys, please following this LINK to the official SASSE website.
To view completed work, please follow this LINK.
| Institutional | BUSSE
| Beginning University Survey of Student Engagement
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First time entering first-year students
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| SASSE | South African Survey of Student Engagement
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Undergraduate students
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| LSSE | Lecturer Survey of Student Engagement
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Lecturers
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| Module/course | CLASSE | CLASSE-Student: Classroom Survey of Student Engagement
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Administration within six weeks of commencement of classes
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CLASSE-Lecturer: Classroom survey of Student Engagement
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Administration within six weeks of commencement of classes
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