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Turner, Rebecca; Sutton, Carole; Muneer, Reema; Gray, Claire; Schaefer, Nadine; Swain, Julie – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2018
Learning gain is a politicised concept within contemporary HE, and as such has been aligned with agendas of teaching excellence and learning outcomes but the extent to which it captures actual learning has yet to be clarified. Here, we report the outcomes of a learning gain study which examines how students' knowledge, skills and experiences as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level, Student Experience, Research Methodology
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Dismore, Harriet; Turner, Rebecca; Huang, Rong – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Over the last few years, student engagement has become a commonly used term in Higher Education across the United Kingdom, American and Australasian higher education systems. This article presents research on an area of student engagement absent from the literature, that of new lecturers' practices. Following detailed analyses of interview data…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learner Engagement, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty
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Turner, Rebecca; Morrison, David; Cotton, Debby; Child, Samantha; Stevens, Sebastian; Nash, Patricia; Kneale, Pauline – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
Entry into higher education (HE) is recognised as a challenging time for undergraduates as they negotiate the norms and practices of new academic communities and foster relationships with peers and academics. Given the significance of this time period, our University has piloted a new four-week module that immerses students in their discipline and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Immersion Programs, Pilot Projects