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Educator Perspectives on the Use of Alternative Assessment Methods within Taught Masters Programmes: An Exploratory Study Using Activity Theory and Q Methodology
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Deignan, Tim; Brown, Sally – Educational Review, 2016
This article reports on an exploratory two-stage sequential mixed methods research study that investigated the views of university educators on the introduction of assessment methods other than essays, exams and dissertations within taught Masters programmes. In the first stage, interviews were conducted internationally with 45 participants and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Masters Programs, Q Methodology, Mixed Methods Research
What Are the Perceived Differences between Assessing at Masters Level and Undergraduate Level Assessment? Some Findings from an NTFS-Funded Project
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Brown, Sally – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
Assessment at Masters Level is the subject of a three-year UK National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) project, "Assimilate", which seeks to explore innovatory approaches in this field. More than 40 interviews were undertaken for the project with teachers at Masters level in the UK and internationally. Although national and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Student Evaluation
Themes, Orientations, Synergies and a Shared Agenda: The First 20?Years of the SEDA Series of Books
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Pickford, Ruth; Brown, Sally – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
Over 20?years, 25 books have been published to date in the SEDA series, and this review article aims to analyse the ways in which books within the series have contributed to thinking in higher education pedagogy over this time. We have approached the texts through three lenses, analysing them chronologically, thematically and by the orientation of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Development, Books, Teaching Methods
The 20 Books that Influenced Educational Developers' Thinking in the Last 20 Years: Opinion Piece
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Brown, Sally – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
In the two decades, since Staff and Educational Development Association was formed, educational development has become a mature and internationally recognised discipline, informed strongly by the scholarship of teaching. Writing about teaching, learning and assessment has helped to describe, distil, analyse and affect practice, and to change the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Communities of Practice, Curriculum Design
Bringing about Positive Change in the Higher Education Student Experience: A Case Study
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Brown, Sally – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to outline the ways in which staff of a post-1992 UK university set about enhancing the student experience, at a time when the institution had poor student evaluations as demonstrated by the UK National Student Survey and other indicators. Using a range of interventions led by the PVC (Academic), a concerted…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Student Evaluation, Student Surveys
Assess Your Own Teaching Quality. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series.
Brown, Sally; Race, Phil – 1995
This self-appraisal device lists more than 500 "affirmations of quality of teaching." It is intended to be used by teachers as a means to reflect on the areas of their work where they are already successful, and to work out an agenda for areas in which they wish to develop professional expertise. The checklist can also be used as a team…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education