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Direct linkCrawford, Ian; Wang, Zhiqi – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This study investigates the academic performance differences between Chinese and UK students in a UK university using two undergraduate cohorts by uniquely exploring academic performance patterns among Chinese and UK students across a full degree study period (3 or 4 years). The results reveal a dramatic drop in performance among Chinese students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Undergraduate Students
Download full textPeacock, Susi; Murray, Sue; Scott, Alison; Kelly, Jacquie – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2011
This article reports findings of a study based in Scotland that explored healthcare learners' experiences of feedback and ePortfolios. Feedback is a highly complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon, and healthcare learners consider it essential for their learning, recognizing that without it patient safety may be compromised. This study sought to…
Descriptors: Role, Transformative Learning, Portfolios (Background Materials), Allied Health Occupations Education
Findlay, Kate – Online Submission, 2010
The paper reports on a research study investigating the professional identity of English teachers in the secondary school in the UK, and the effects of their subject philosophies and their conceptions of learning on their teaching. The various and often competing definitions of the subject have a long history, and a number of factors have been…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Creativity, Literacy, English Teachers
Miers, Margaret E.; Rickaby, Caroline E.; Clarke, Brenda A. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
This paper reports on a study of student learning about collaboration and discusses the effectiveness of different forms of assessment in facilitating learning. The study was conducted in a large health and social care faculty in which all students on pre-qualifying professional programmes learn together in modules aimed at developing…
Descriptors: Assignments, Program Effectiveness, Group Dynamics, Transfer of Training
Ripper, Chris, Ed.; Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to examine West German vocational education and training for the hotel and catering industry. During the study, the investigators examined the training with respect to regulations, the content of training, and the structure of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Universities Association for Continuing Education, Cambridge (England). – 1998
This document contains 8 plenary papers and 15 workshop presentations from a conference on development continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing vocational education (CVE) in United Kingdom and Europe. The following papers are included: "How CPD Adds Value to Professional Personnel and Development Activity" (Judy…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Guidance, Competence, Coordination
Richards, H. S. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Admission to the legal profession in England is controlled by organizations representing the solicitors and barristers, the two great divisions into which the profession is divided. this control by private organizations is peculiar to England, and a proper appreciation of the present condition and tendencies in English legal education therefore…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Occupations, Numbers, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChalkley, Brian – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Outlines the benefits and limitations of automated assessment and offers practical advice for individuals and departments considering a move in that direction. Maintains that using optical mark readers (OMRs) in conjunction with objective tests can result in significant time savings. Briefly discusses using OMRs for student evaluations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedWeaver, Ruth; Chalkley, Brian – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Describes the process by which objective tests utilizing an optical mark reader (OMR) were introduced into a number of first-year geography courses at the University of Plymouth (England). Presents the results of various statistical tests including a comparison of student performance in the objective and the traditional essay examinations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedJones, Allan – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Examines the increase in popularity of objective testing in the United Kingdom and addresses some of the accompanying academic issues. Reports on a case study of test production and implementation to illustrate issues of time costs and benefits. Discusses question styles, marking schemes, and the problem of guesswork. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHarris, Duncan; Naylor, Sandra – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Describes a study conducted in the United Kingdom to discover what processes learner physiotherapists experience in clinical education and whether their experience is comparable to that of other students in medical professions. The need for feedback is addressed, and the role of the clinical educator is discussed. A form for student assessment is…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
