Seeking an educational Utopia: an alternative model for evaluating student Learning Gain

Authors: Polkinghorne, M., Roushan, G. and Taylor, J.

Journal: Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volume: 45

Issue: 6

Pages: 857-869

eISSN: 1469-9486

ISSN: 0309-877X

DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2020.1826035

Abstract:

Across the Higher Education sector, there is growing interest regarding the ‘value for money’ of a university education, and in response to this, universities may need to consider how to evaluate the perceived learning of students alongside their actual learning. Learning Gain maybe helpful in this regard, but there is currently no agreed method for evaluating the Learning Gain achieved, or perceived, by any particular student. This paper discusses a new model that can be used for evaluating such student perceptions. The model itself considers both the Distance Travelled (explicit knowledge) and the Journey Travelled (tacit knowledge) reported by students. The model employs a self-certified reflective survey method. A study, using a cohort of final year undergraduate dissertation students is undertaken to evaluate the potential usefulness of this model. The primary results obtained from this study provide an interesting perspective on how students perceive their own learning, which in turn has implications for understanding how our own teaching is viewed by students. The outcome of this research is that further testing is recommended using a wider variety of courses, and larger cohorts of students.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34745/

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Seeking an educational Utopia: an alternative model for evaluating student Learning Gain

Authors: Polkinghorne, M., Roushan, G. and Taylor, J.

Journal: JOURNAL OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Volume: 45

Issue: 6

Pages: 857-869

eISSN: 1469-9486

ISSN: 0309-877X

DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2020.1826035

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34745/

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Seeking an Educational Utopia: An Alternative Model for Evaluating Student Learning Gain

Authors: Polkinghorne, M., Taylor, J. and Roushan, G.

Journal: Journal of Further and Higher Education

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISSN: 0013-1326

DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2020.1826035

Abstract:

With the on-going marketisation of Higher Education, universities need to evolve and respond to the highly fluid landscape of funding, opportunity and demand. In particular, there are concerns regarding the value for money of a university education. In response to this, Higher Education systems across the world are considering how to evaluate the perceived learning of students. However, there is currently no agreed method for evaluating the actual Learning Gain achieved by any particular student or course. This paper details why attention should be given to how we assess student Learning Gain, and in a world of students being treated as consumers, it theorises that understanding how students perceive their own learning has become of great importance. The paper discusses a new and alternative model that can be used for evaluating such student perceptions. The model itself considers both the Distance Travelled (explicit knowledge) and the Journey Travelled (tacit understanding) reported by students. The model employs a self-certified reflective survey method. A study, using a cohort of level six (final year) undergraduate dissertation students is undertaken to evaluate the use of the model. The primary results obtained from this study provide an interesting perspective on student learning, which has significant implications for our understanding of how we teach, and also of how students think that they learn.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34745/

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Seeking an Educational Utopia: An Alternative Model for Evaluating Student Learning Gain

Authors: Polkinghorne, M., Taylor, J. and Roushan, G.

Journal: Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volume: 45

Issue: 6

Pages: 857-869

ISSN: 0309-877X

Abstract:

With the on-going marketisation of Higher Education, universities need to evolve and respond to the highly fluid landscape of funding, opportunity and demand. In particular, there are concerns regarding the value for money of a university education. In response to this, Higher Education systems across the world are considering how to evaluate the perceived learning of students. However, there is currently no agreed method for evaluating the actual Learning Gain achieved by any particular student or course. This paper details why attention should be given to how we assess student Learning Gain, and in a world of students being treated as consumers, it theorises that understanding how students perceive their own learning has become of great importance. The paper discusses a new and alternative model that can be used for evaluating such student perceptions. The model itself considers both the Distance Travelled (explicit knowledge) and the Journey Travelled (tacit understanding) reported by students. The model employs a self-certified reflective survey method. A study, using a cohort of level six (final year) undergraduate dissertation students is undertaken to evaluate the use of the model. The primary results obtained from this study provide an interesting perspective on student learning, which has significant implications for our understanding of how we teach, and also of how students think that they learn.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34745/

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