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Changes in Approaches to Learning over Three Years of University Undergraduate Study
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McDonald, Fiona J.; Reynolds, John N. J.; Bixley, Ann; Spronken-Smith, Rachel A. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate and compare approaches to learning by a longitudinal cohort of undergraduate students as they progressed from their first to third years of study in anatomy and physiology. "The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students" (ASSIST) was completed at the beginning and end of their first year of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Learning Strategies, Educational Change, Longitudinal Studies
Changing Workloads of Primary School Teachers: "I Seem to Live on the Edge of Chaos"
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Bridges, Sue; Searle, Annette – School Leadership & Management, 2011
The roles and workloads of teachers have been widely noted as changing considerably over recent decades. In this 2009 replication of a 1992 study, 379 New Zealand primary school educators are surveyed regarding their workloads, how these changed and their perceived sustainability. It investigates how respondents believe that educational reforms…
Descriptors: Family Life, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Faculty Workload
Multiple "Black Boxes": Inquiry into Learning within a Professional Development Project
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Parr, Judy M.; Timperley, Helen S. – Improving Schools, 2010
This article develops the analogy of the "black box" in relation to different levels of a professional development project to understand the nature of learning that results in higher student achievement. Principles of formative assessment are used to frame the on-going, evidence-informed inquiry into learning that operated at each level…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Professional Development, Inquiry, Writing Achievement
What Difference Does the National Qualifications Framework Make for Young People? A Longitudinal Study Tracking Ninety-Eight Students. The First Report of the First Cohort to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
Fitzsimons, Patrick – 1997
The New Zealand National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is a new qualifications, credit, and assessment system. This report explores the difference the NQF makes for young people. It is the first report of a longitudinal study that will follow two cohorts of students in seven North Island (New Zealand) high schools to see the impact the NQF has on…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment, Educational Change