Student Relational Bonding – the key to focusing on needs of the individual – a UK study

Figures & data

Table 1. Sample demographics.

Sample Characteristics	Percentage
Gender
Male	47.8%
Female	52.2%
Year of Study
First	36.8%
Second	33.7%
Final	29.5%
Age
Under 20	36.18%
20	28.89%
21	20.85%
22+	14.07%

Table 2. Means and skewness and kurtosis values of factor groups.

		N	Mean	Median	Std. Deviation	Skewness	Kurtosis
Factor 1	Q1 Tutors are friendly and approachable	427	5.36	6	1.07	−0.71	0.39
	Q2 Tutors concerned for student wellbeing	427	4.91	5	1.33	−0.46	−0.20
	Q3 Tutors inspire me to achieve my potential	427	4.76	5	1.34	−0.34	−0.30
	Q4 Lectures and seminars are interesting	427	4.01	4	1.38	−0.03	−0.60
	Q44 Happy with learning experience	427	5.38	6	1.27	−0.90	0.89
	Q48 Treated like individual	427	4.49	5	1.61	−0.59	−0.29
Factor 2	Q5 Tutors amenable to contact	427	5.47	6	1.22	−0.96	0.80
	Q7 Sufficient online learning materials	427	5.43	6	1.27	−0.78	0.46
	Q11 Assessments are relevant to course	427	5.67	6	1.28	−1.00	0.67
	Q12 Assessment guidance given	427	5.23	5	1.26	−0.70	0.72
	Q13 Assessments dissemintated early in the semester	427	5.27	5	1.37	−0.62	−0.15
Factor 3	Q22 Confident in generating creative solutions	426	5.07	5	1.33	−0.58	0.09
	Q23 Confident in delivering presentations	427	4.99	5	1.59	−0.64	−0.22
	Q24 Improved Team working skills	427	5.06	5	1.50	−0.76	0.16
	Q25 Confident in reviewing and critiquing my work	427	5.16	5	1.29	−0.71	0.31
Factor 4	Q32 Confident to try SU clubs / societies	427	4.93	5	1.44	−0.51	−0.11
	Q33 Prices to join clubs are reasonable	427	4.63	5	1.42	−0.24	−0.49
	Q37 Expect career success upon graduating	426	4.69	5	1.36	−0.31	−0.18
Factor 5	Q38 Expect international career	427	4.49	5	1.66	−0.29	−0.69
	Q39 Intend to pursue career in subject studied	427	5.10	5	1.79	−0.75	−0.38
	Q40 Intend to pursue further HE study	427	4.67	5	1.88	−0.38	−0.97
Factor 6	Q27 Global issues awareness	427	5.03	5	1.72	−0.70	−0.32
	Q28 Ethical issues awareness	427	5.22	5	1.57	−0.77	0.04
Factor 7	Q41 Future income influenced course choice	427	4.05	4	1.94	−0.08	−1.12
	Q42 Future income influenced uni choice	427	4.21	4.00	2.013	−0.193	−1.180

Table 3. Correlation between factors and Treated like a Indivdual and Satisfaction with Learning Experience.

	Fac1_Student Relational Bonding	Fac2_Assessment Guidance	Fac3 _Transferable Skills Acquired	Fac4_Social Experience	Fac5_Career Aspirations	Fac6_Awareness of Ethical Issues	Fac7_Future Income Expectations	Satisfied with learning experience
FAC1_Student Relational Bonding	1
FAC2_Assessment Guidance	.476**	1
FAC3_Transferable Skills Acquired	.390**	.262**	1
FAC4_Social Experience	.273**	.252**	.314**	1
FAC5_Career Aspirations	.316**	.157**	.255**	.159**	1
FAC6_Awareness of Ethical Issues	.162**	.211**	.314**	0.075	.147**	1
FAC7_Future Income Expectations	0.052	−0.048	0.037	0.031	.264**	0.010	1
Satisfied with learning experience	.663**	.434**	.284**	.209**	.212**	.176**	−0.028	1

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

Table 4. Overall student regression model.

	Overall model	Gender		Age				Year of Study
	All	Male	Female	Under 20	20	21	22+	First Year	Second Year	Final Year
(Constant)	5.39	5.42	5.42	5.41	5.40	5.35	5.44	5.31	5.39	5.45
FAC1 Student Relational Bonding	0.62	0.63	0.61	0.68	0.53	0.52	0.65	0.77	0.44	0.59
FAC2 Assessment Guidance	0.27	0.20	0.33	0.28	0.36	0.15	0.23	0.27	0.25	0.28
FAC3 Transferable Skills Acquired	0.05	0.01	0.06	0.02	0.13	−0.04	0.03	0.02	0.11	0.05
FAC4 Social Experience	0.31	0.34	0.28	0.37	0.21	0.18	0.34	0.37	0.24	0.32
FAC5 Career Aspirations	0.26	0.28	0.25	0.17	0.28	0.37	0.35	0.25	0.25	0.35
FAC6 Awareness of Ethical Issues	0.17	0.23	0.12	0.09	0.26	0.24	0.03	0.14	0.23	0.13
FAC7 Future Income Expectations	−0.17	−0.19	−0.13	−0.21	−0.17	−0.25	−0.03	−0.22	−0.14	−0.08

Table 5. Ranking of the top five factor groups for each demographic segment.

	Overall model	Gender		Age				Year of Study
	All	Male	Female	Under 20	20	21	22+	First Year	Second Year	Final Year
FAC1 Student Relational Bonding	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
FAC2 Assessment Guidance	3	5	2	3	2	5	4	3	2	4
FAC3 Transferable Skills Acquired
FAC4 Social Experience	2	2	3	2	5	4	2	2	4	3
FAC5 Career Aspirations	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	2
FAC6 Awareness of Ethical Issues	5	4	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5
FAC7 Future Income Expectations

Table 6. Correlations with intention to donate.

	Treated like individual	Satisfied with learning experience	Intend to donate to University
Treated like individual	1	.416**	.517**
Satisfied with learning experience	.416**	1	.277**
Intend to donate to University	.517**	.277**	1

Note: The most significant correlation was found with treating students as individuals.

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).