Institutional Research
Methodology and definitions
How each figure is collected and calculated, the reporting windows, and a glossary, compiled from the scope, data notes and definitions of the two reports. Each block states the report it is drawn from.
1. How figures are collected
Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
Source: Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
This report covers lesson and end-of-course ratings, instructor activity in course discussions, and human reviews of student work for the reporting windows stated in each section. Each section states its own reporting window and, where applicable, the number of students it is based on.
It does not report on admissions, finance, or employment outcomes, and it does not compare Maestro College with other institutions.
| Activity | Who does it |
|---|---|
| Lessons, practice and review | AI tutor |
| Weekly discussion | Instructor |
| Grading of exams and assignments, with written feedback | Instructor |
| Answers to academic questions | Instructor |
| Grades and all academic decisions | Instructor |
How we count
- One rating is recorded per lesson or per course completed.
- Direct email between instructors and students is not counted.
Student Survey 2026
Source: Student Survey 2026
The survey was shown in the learning platform between 4 August and 6 September 2026. Participation was voluntary. Each item was answered on a five-point scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5); a mean is calculated per item over completed surveys.
2. Reporting windows
| Metric | Window |
|---|---|
| Lesson ratings | Recorded since 31 July 2025. |
| End-of-course ratings | Recorded since 26 May 2026. |
| Instructor activity | September 2025 to 6 September 2026. |
| Student survey | 4 August 2026 to 6 September 2026. |
3. Limitations
Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
Source: Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
- Windows differ by metric.
- Figures come from the College's learning-platform records. All data was collected for research and to help us keep improving teaching and support.
Student Survey 2026
Source: Student Survey 2026
- Respondents were self-selected; 41.9% of surveys shown were completed.
- The seven items are positively worded.
- The survey measures satisfaction and intent, not completion or outcomes.
- Counts are survey events from the learning platform. All data was collected for research and to help us keep improving teaching and support.
4. Glossary
Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
Source: Teaching and Learning Report 2025-26
- Rating
- A score from 1 to 5 submitted by a student for a lesson or a completed course.
- Reply
- A message posted by an instructor in response to a student post in a course discussion.
- Human review
- An instructor assessment of a student submission, with written feedback.
- Post answered
- A student discussion post that received at least one instructor reply.
Student Survey 2026
Source: Student Survey 2026
- Completed survey
- A survey the respondent submitted.
- Survey shown
- A survey event in which the survey was displayed to a student in the learning platform.
- Mean
- The arithmetic average of item scores, on a 1 to 5 scale.
- Agree
- The sum of strongly agree and somewhat agree responses.