Table 3 McGill institutional analysis—Theme 1
McGill Theme 1 and sub-themes | Representative quotations |
|---|---|
Uprooting an institutional narrative s = 8 | “I've heard horror stories about how it was before. It was a total mess of a course, I heard, just so much studying for so little return. The averages were very low before.” (McGill: Student 8) |
Narrative of failure and institutional pressures s = 7 | “I expected the course to be very difficult. A lot of people at McGill, there's a rumor going around that about 30% of students fail dynamics usually because it's such a hard course…” (McGill: Student 4) |
Feelings of surprise and appreciation s = 6 | “Yeah, this semester I really wanted to participate in this study because I love it. I love the things, like the [lecturebook], and I feel like it's awesome, honestly.” (McGill: Student 7) |
Attributed to Freeform structure, content alignment and progression s = 5 | “…actually it's been going really, really great. I love how it's structured, in terms of … Just, like, we have our book that I bring to every class and I really base everything on it.” (McGill: Student 9) |