The Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE)
The Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) is developed and managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and was designed to stimulate evidence-focused conversations about students’ engagement in university study.
Student engagement is defined as students’ involvement in activities and conditions that are linked with high-quality learning. While students are seen to be responsible for constructing their own knowledge, learning is also seen to depend on institutions and staff generating conditions that stimulate student involvement.
Understanding and effectively managing students’ engagement in education plays a significant role in enhancing learning processes and outcomes. AUSSE data:
- provides real-time information on learning processes
- offers the most reliable proxy measures of learning outcomes
- provides excellent diagnostic measures for enhancement activities
- helps identify how to attract and, importantly, retain students
- can be benchmarked against international and institutional points of reference
- highlights the value of a university experience
- helps manage resources, and monitor programs and services
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