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Nicholson, Dawn Theresa – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2018
This paper reports on an existing undergraduate academic skills module where the assignment, a printed portfolio, has been replaced with an online portfolio. Qualitative feedback reveals that students most valued the provision of rapid and regular feedback on work, and had a raised awareness of employability goals. Tutors most valued the ability…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Andrews, Martin; Brown, Rachael; Mesher, Lynne – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2018
Within the Higher Education sector in the UK, it is acknowledged that the area of 'Assessment and Feedback' receives consistently poor levels of satisfaction from students when they complete module level feedback, course level feedback and the National Student Survey (NSS). There is evidence to suggest that this problem is pronounced within…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Learner Engagement, Case Studies
Lundström, Mats; Åström, Maria; Stolpe, Karin; Björklund, Lasse – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
The writing of student theses is an important activity at universities and is expected to demonstrate the students' academic skills. In the teacher-education programme, examiners from different academic disciplines are involved in supervising and examining student theses. Moreover, different subject disciplines have different traditions concerning…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Theses, Student Evaluation, Writing Evaluation
Carver, Mark – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
Surveys asking Higher Education students about feedback tend to find similar results: feedback should be prompt, specific, understandable and regular. Efforts to improve the feedback experience therefore emphasises that feedback be more frequent, detailed and turnaround times reduced. However, indications that students misunderstand key phrases in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Factor Analysis
Prince, Robert – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
Higher education's ability to retain students through to graduation appears to be an international challenge. This is also the case in South Africa where only 27% of student complete their studies in minimum time and where 55% are unlikely to ever graduate. These challenges have meant that extended degree programmes, where degrees are formally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Criterion Referenced Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Educational Benefits
Guillen Solano, Victor – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
In recent years UK universities have attracted an increasing number of international students. Their socialisation into different academic practices greatly depends on their ability to write in English since writing is the main way in which students demonstrate their learning at university. This paper looks into the widely-shared view that tutor…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Pazio, Monika – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
Students' satisfaction with feedback and assessment has historically been low. This is confirmed by the most recent National Student Survey where feedback and assessment still remain the area of least satisfaction. Such projects as Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment (TESTA) attempt to tackle the issue by providing a channel…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Educational Practices
Dermo, John; Boyne, James – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2014
We describe a study conducted during 2009-12 into innovative assessment practice, evaluating an assessed coursework task on a final year Medical Genetics module for Biomedical Science undergraduates. An authentic e-assessment coursework task was developed, integrating objectively marked online questions with an online DNA sequence analysis tool…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Medical Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Courseware
Murtagh, Lisa – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2012
Evidence from national and international studies points to the lack of preparation for Higher Education (HE) as a major factor for student non-completion of courses. This paper reports the findings of a study designed to enhance potential students' understandings of the expectations of independent learning and assessment. It seeks to provide…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, Independent Study, Questionnaires
Clark, Wendy; Adamson, Jackie – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2009
This paper describes the rationale for, and the design, implementation and preliminary evaluation of a taxonomy to guide the grading and feedback of ePortfolio assessment of personal development planning (PDP) in a module where PDP is integrated into the curriculum. Conventional higher education assessment methods do not adequately address the…
Descriptors: Internet, Portfolios (Background Materials), Academic Achievement, Taxonomy
Smith, Helen – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2008
The use of online learning is prevalent in higher education, in particular the use of Blackboard and other similar virtual learning environments (VLEs). Students' participation in online discussion forums is a common activity and the online threaded discussion tool provides opportunities for students to: (1) form collaborative groups for…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Student Evaluation