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Student Engagement Through Digital Data
Author(s) -
Gross Liz,
Meriwether Jason L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for student services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0695
pISSN - 0164-7970
DOI - 10.1002/ss.20184
Subject(s) - student engagement , student affairs , leverage (statistics) , reputation , construct (python library) , social media , higher education , psychology , public relations , pedagogy , computer science , sociology , political science , world wide web , social science , machine learning , law , programming language
This chapter suggests strategies and tools for student affairs professionals to leverage digital data to measure student engagement and learning outcomes, and refine programs that enhance institutional reputation and improve student persistence. The construct of student engagement is traced from its theoretical origins to recent research connecting it to social media use.