dc.contributor.author | Thygesen, Hilde | |
dc.contributor.author | Gramstad, Astrid | |
dc.contributor.author | Åsli, Lene Angel | |
dc.contributor.author | Stigen, Linda | |
dc.contributor.author | Magne, Trine A | |
dc.contributor.author | Carstensen, Tove | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonsaksen, Tore | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-22T08:53:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-22T08:53:14Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020-03-02T16:18:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0791-8437 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2655300 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose
Student satisfaction is an important indicator of educational quality in higher education institutions. Learning environment factors are assumed to play a role in determining student satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to examine the intrinsic relationships between five learning environment scales embedded within one measure; and examine the associations between each of these scales and an overall measure of education program satisfaction.
Design/methodology/approach
In this cross-sectional study, 175 first-year occupational therapy students in Norway completed sociodemographic information and the Course Experience Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient r and with linear regression.
Findings
All intrinsic associations between the learning environment scales were positive. In the adjusted analysis, higher education program satisfaction was significantly associated with higher scores on “clear goals and standards,” “emphasis on independence” and “good teaching.” The final model accounted for 45.0% of the outcome variance, of which the scores on the learning environment scales contributed 41.8%.
Originality/value
The learning environment is vital for student satisfaction. More specifically, efforts to improve student satisfaction may include strengthening student-focused teaching, strengthening the autonomy of the students, and ensuring that the goals and standards of courses are clear and easy to understand. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Associations between learning environment factors and student satisfaction among occupational therapy students | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/IJOT-10-2019-0015 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1799053 | |
dc.description.localcode | © Hilde Thygesen, Astrid Gramstad, Lene A. Åsli, Linda Stigen, Trine A. Magne, Tove Carstensen and Tore Bonsaksen. Published in Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/ legalcode | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |