2008 study shows positive results for Tegrity students

A new study by Saint Mary’s concluded that students who used Tegrity tended to have a higher cumulative GPA than those who didn't.

Tegrity Campus 2.0 is a Web service that captures classroom lectures and digital materials for playback. Saint Mary’s initially deployed Tegrity in a proof of concept study with a small number of faculty teaching undergraduate courses. Within five semesters, more than half the faculty had adopted Tegrity's class capture service across several departments and more than 100 course sections. During 2007, Saint Mary's faculty created 5,023 recordings.

In spring 2008, faculty and administration conducted a survey of students to determine the impact of Tegrity on student learning. Of the 862 student respondents, which included both users and non-users, 65 percent reported that Tegrity increased their focus on the most important learning objectives for the course. Six out of 10 respondents reported that Tegrity increased their preparation for exams, overall performance on tests, and increased satisfaction with courses and course material.

Cumulative grade point average (GPA) was proven to be significantly higher for Tegrity users than for non-users.