End-of-semester evaluations of professors and courses are traditionally used to measure student satisfaction in college classes, but there may be other influencing factors. Three were chosen for this study: students’ feelings of social connectedness, engagement, and preferred course type. Three hypotheses were developed. Students were expected to report higher satisfaction if they (1) were in a preferred course type, (2) felt connected to peers and professors, and (3) were regularly engaged in class. To test hypotheses, 14 undergraduate students completed an online survey. Variables were compared individually with satisfaction through an ordinal logistic regression analysis showing no significant results and no support for hypotheses. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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