Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (2009). A Handbook for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. Below, I’ve made notes and personal reflections on some of the key teaching and learning theories and concepts outlined in this chapter. Constructivist learning theory. (Piaget 1950) We fit new knowledge… Continue reading Understanding Student Learning (Fry, Ketteridge and Marshall 2009)
Category: Learning Outcomes & Assessment
Perception, Interpretation, Impact: – An examination of the learning value of formative feedback to students through the design studio critique (Blair, 2006)
Blair, B. (2006), Perception, Interpretation, Impact – An Examination of the Learning Value of Formative Feedback to Students through the Design Studio Critique, EdD Thesis, Institute of Education, University of London. Blair’s EdD thesis focused on the formative verbal feedback given to students in undergraduate crits and the learning that resulted. I read at this… Continue reading Perception, Interpretation, Impact: – An examination of the learning value of formative feedback to students through the design studio critique (Blair, 2006)
The Moral Problem of Grading: An Extended Analysis by John Danaher
https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-moral-problem-of-grading-extended.html Reading Notes;The Morality of Grading: After much discussion about assessment models and graded assessment in the workshop last week, Tim shared this article with us. A question that I found myself asking at the end of the session, was; Who, or what is assessment for? Who or what is it serving? Particularly with regards… Continue reading The Moral Problem of Grading: An Extended Analysis by John Danaher
Cohort seminar #1
TPP – Curriculum design & assessment, teaching strategies (24/26/28 Jan) “Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem?”, by Allan Davies http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/projects/networks/issue-18-july-2012/learning-outcomes-and-assessment-criteria-in-art-and-design.-whats-the-recurring-problem ‘At the end of the report and by way of recommendation, the authors suggested ‘there is a widespread need to improve the definition of assessment criteria, to relate… Continue reading Cohort seminar #1