Browse resources by faculty: Science (1-10).

Adapting teaching to student diversity.

Many British universities have experienced sharp increases in the numbers of international students. Research suggests that… (380 word resource; January 2005).

Amending assessment for a dyslexic student.

Last year it was brought to my attention that second year student taking a five credit (37.5 hours of study time) Semester 4 dissertation… (820 word resource; January 2002).

Approaches to studying for learning at university.

I thought, well, in a minute, you know, we've done all this sort of paper planning and people and equipment… (4 min 10s video; November 2009).

The art of teaching scientific computation: men are geeks and women are illogical

Why, for some students, is there such a marked disparity between their normal performance and that achieved on computing… (431 word resource; January 2006).

Asking questions of students in lectures.

Your average class, I would probably break it about 4 times with a straightforward question. In many of the subjects I teach it… (2 min 28s video; July 2004).

Assessing the learning impact of electronic revision aids.

Background: Traditionally, weekly small group tutorial/example classes are used within the School of Chemistry / Faculty of… (764 word resource; July 2009).

Assessing practical work.

I take your point about a group project being individually marked and who didn't really pull their weight and who didn't comprehend… (5 min 10s video; January 2004).

Assessment: in class multiple-choice.

If they are making any errors of description then we can talk them through "that's not really the gizzard that's the ovary… (2 min 36s video; January 2007).

Automated assessment for large groups: a case study

As participation in higher and further education increases and technology advances there is an increasing interest in the use of… (424 word resource; September 2004).

Clarifying assessment criteria and setting expectations.

I think in Nigeria the years of your performance are equally weighted, every year so, for example, if you are doing a… (5 min 3s video; November 2009).