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Do assessment methods matter? A sensitivity test.

In Higher Education, all lecturers, no matter what they teach, need to choose among different assessment methods all the times… (422 word resource by Xiaowen Tian; September 2005).

Finding out what students know and don't know.

Knowledge gaps are common and apparent in students owing to their varied personal backgrounds. This is compounded by the… (432 word resource by Mike Johnson et al.; January 2006).

A half-way house? Assessing the effectiveness of a guided independent learning programme.

The transition from school to university can prove difficult for many students, particularly in subjects which typically involve… (504 word resource by Kathryn Batchelor; September 2008).

Implications of moving from essay assessment to multiple choice in first year economics.

For the end of semester 1 NUBS examinations in January 2004 we moved to a multiple choice (MC) format. Apart from practical… (498 word resource by Aoife Hanley; September 2005).

Improving numeracy skills in Masters students.

Background: Statistics plays an important role in the curriculum of Masters courses in the Medical Faculty, due to the need for… (438 word resource by Jo Leonardi-Bee et al.; January 2005).

Jude Carroll on plagiarism.

And what's interesting about the question "Are any of these people plagiarists?" is actually that question is… (9 min 7s video by Jude Carroll; January 2006).

The learning objective/outcome loop: does the student believe they've developed the skills you wanted them to learn?

Learning outcomes represent the skills which a student has developed as a result of their study and wider participation in a… (471 word resource by David Cook; September 2005).

Perceptions of academic staff and students of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET).

In recent years, the emphasis upon teaching quality in higher education has increased. Government-driven initiatives have placed… (515 word resource by Ian Sayers et al.; September 2005).

A University-wide study into student motivation parameters: implications of academic, environmental and cognitive motivators for practitioners.

Academics and university management require knowledge of student motivation parameters because motivation influences the… (466 word resource by Mathew Hughes et al.; September 2005).

Using aims at the beginning of a session to aid learning.

"I think it's really important that at the beginning of any session, with any learners, that there's clarification around where… (2 min 11s video by Do Coyle; July 2004).