RT Journal Article
T1 Incentivizing student participation in QAS questionnaires: an evaluation of a guaranteed prize system at the University of Malaga
A1 Vereda-Alonso, Cristina
A1 Cerrillo-González, María del Mar
A1 Gómez-Lahoz, César
A1 Villén-Guzmán, María Dolores
A1 Vereda-Alonso, Carlos
K1 Evaluación educativa
K1 Estudiantes-Evaluación-Beneficios
AB This paper investigates the effects of a guaranteed prize incentive, in the form of an extra score, on student engagement in the quality assurance system (QAS) questionnaires employed for evaluating teaching performance at the University of Malaga. The incentive system aims to counteract declining participation rates and mitigate potential survey fatigue among students. Employing a comprehensive dataset spanning multiple academic years and subjects, the study utilized statistical analyses to evaluate the incentive’s effectiveness, considering its potential impact on both final grades and QAS questionnaire outcomes. The results demonstrate a substantial increase in participation rates, with over 85% of students acknowledging the motivating influence of the incentive. However, concerns regarding the compromise of anonymity arose among 40% of students, possibly linked to the physical presence of teachers during the verification process of the QAS questionnaire submission. The statistical analyses raise questions about the incentive’s influence on students’ final grades while indicating that the incentive system does not significantly affect the results of the QAS questionnaires. The study contributes valuable insights into the complexities of incentivizing student participation in teaching assessments within the higher education landscape. To the best of our knowledge, there are few publications that investigate the use of an additional score as an incentive for students’ participation in QAS questionnaires.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-02-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34453
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34453
LA eng
NO Vereda-Alonso, C.; Cerrillo-Gonzalez, M.d.M.; Gomez-Lahoz, C.; Villen-Guzman, M.; Vereda-Alonso, C. Incentivizing Student Participation in QAS Questionnaires: An Evaluation of a Guaranteed Prize System at the University of Malaga. Educ. Sci. 2024, 14, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14030216
NO Servicio de Formación e Innovación del Vicerrectorado de Personal Docente e Investigador de la Universidad de Málaga: Proyecto Innova PIE22-069
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026