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To improve the quality of teaching, educational accountability needs to include periodic external evaluations of students’ performance. This requires evaluation formats which support the development of the educational process and provide information which is understandable for teachers. The aims of this study were to review: (i) how teachers understand the feedback they receive from external evaluations; (ii) how they use the feedback; and (iii) how teachers’ understanding and use of such feedback affects the achievement of their students. None of the papers included contained simultaneous a study with all three of these aspects of external evaluations; the review shows that teachers have many problems understanding feedback and mainly focus their use of it on developing strategic teaching tactics. Research that focuses on teachers’ understanding of external evaluation, their use of it, and how the use of the feedback can foster student achievement is needed. 相似文献
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Simon Leggatt 《Journal of Further & Higher Education》2016,40(3):432-446
This case study describes the development process of a model using readily-available technology to facilitate collaboration, moderation and the dissemination of best practice in initial teacher training in the UK. Students, mentors, tutors and external examiners from a number of educational institutions in a UK, higher education-led Lifelong Learning Sector partnership (LLS) participated. The study explored the extent to which using group video-conferencing software and tablet computing had the potential to model best practice in giving feedback to students, in the setting of targets and in the joint observations of mentors and tutors based in separate institutions. A further area of investigation was the impact of the technology on the observation and moderation of teaching practice by external examiners. The study found that participants could identify a wide range of advantages of using the technology and also some disadvantages. The impact of the study was measured qualitatively via the students’ professional development record (PDR). The challenges involved in undertaking a multi-site study requiring Wi-Fi connectivity and involving participants from several institutions are described. The introduction of key information sets (KISs) related to employability creates an urgent need for HEIs to develop measures which enhance the employment prospects of all students. 相似文献
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Many teachers in higher education use feedback from students to evaluate their teaching, but only some use these evaluations to improve their teaching. One important factor that makes the difference is the teacher’s approach to their evaluations. In this article, we identify some useful approaches for improving teaching. We conducted focus groups with award-winning university teachers who use student evaluations to improve their teaching, and we identified how they approach their evaluation data. We found that these teachers take a reflective approach, aiming for constant improvement, and see their evaluation data as formative feedback, useful for improving learning outcomes for their students. We summarise this as the improvement approach, and we offer it for other teachers to emulate. We argue that if teachers take this reflective, formative, student-centred approach, they can also use student evaluations to improve their teaching, and this approach should be fostered by institutions to encourage more teachers to use student evaluations to improve their teaching. 相似文献
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《Distance Education》2012,33(2):135-150
The open educational resources (OER) movement is relatively new with few higher education institutions (HEIs) publishing or using them, and even fewer using them to widen engagement or participation in HE study. Although distance teaching universities have been in the vanguard of widening opportunities for HE study, they vary in how far they are doing so. Some use this informal learning through studying OER as a bridge to formal learning; others see it as an end in itself, often as part of a wider set of lifelong learning activities. Initial experiences of some European distance teaching universities indicate that OER are fine for confident and experienced learners but most people will require other support mechanisms to achieve participation. More effort may be needed to design and present OER in ways that are suited to the learners to support their learning, including developing new ways to recognize achievements through open study. 相似文献
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Michelle L. Stack 《Globalisation, Societies & Education》2013,11(4):560-582
This paper will examine the Times Higher Education's (THE) World University Rankings as a corporate media product. A number of empirical studies have critiqued the methodology of the THE, yet individuals, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and governments continue to use them for decision-making. This paper analyses the influence of rankings through the concepts of mediatization and visualisation. To this end, this paper will examine how media defines excellence in HEIs through rankings, and how HEIs use rankings to define themselves within a competitive educational marketplace. 相似文献
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Bronwen Deacon Melissa Laufer Len Ole Schäfer 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2023,54(2):441-466
Educational technologies have experienced unprecedented prominence on university agendas with many institutions motivated to keep the lessons learned from the COVID-19 sparked transition with regard to online teaching. In response to this renewed interest in ensuring the longevity of educational technologies in higher education, this systematic review analysed the various organisational factors—for example, leadership, infrastructure, strategy—considered essential in the literature for the successful implementation of educational technologies. Specifically, we reviewed 1614 papers published in five prominent educational technology journals in the last decade. From this sample, we identified 47 papers that discussed organisational factors. Drawing on these studies, we constructed an organisational framework, which outlines the different organisational factors, actors and processes involved in implementing educational technologies. The identified organisational factors are structured into three main categories: (1) Leadership and Strategy, (2) Infrastructure and Resources and (3) Recognition and Motivation. Our aim was to further the scholarly understanding of the organisational layer involved in digital change as well as provide concrete recommendations for practitioners.
Practitioner notes
What is already known about this topic- Previous research has stressed the importance of taking organisational factors such as infrastructure, leadership, strategy and staff commitment into account when implementing educational technologies.
- However, review papers have failed to systematically organise these studies to create a comprehensive understanding of the organisational factors involved in implementing educational technologies and ensuring their longevity at an institution.
- There is currently a high level of interest in how educational technologies can be implemented in the higher education landscape, as many institutions are facing the question of what lessons they can learn from the crisis and how they can continue on their path of digitalisation.
- This review paper addresses a gap in our scholarly understanding of the organisational layers involved in the implementation of educational technologies in higher education institutions (HEIs).
- This paper provides a framework on organisational factors, which influence the implementation of educational technologies in HEIs.
- This review paper demonstrates that bottom-up and opinion leadership, support structures tailored to the need and time of faculty as well as recognition and incentives have the largest impact on a sustainable implementation of educational technologies in HEIs.
- Universities should create structures that enable innovation and creativity by promoting bottom-up and opinion leadership as well as shared decision-making processes as they are important for the successful implementation of educational technologies in HEIs.
- Besides providing a reliable and suitable infrastructure, institutional support and resources in terms of technical advice and training tailored to specific needs, should be in place when planning the implementation of educational technologies in HEIs.
- The additional workload instructors face when implementing digital teaching should be recognised and incentivised as it strengthens instructor engagement which is crucial for the implementation of educational technologies in HEIs.
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通过对普通高等学校本科教学工作水平评估中十个关系的思考,就如何正确处理好各种关系,建立教学工作评估的长效机制进行探讨。 相似文献
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本文从非平衡自组织理论的视角考量民办高校生源危机,通过分析民办高校生源危机产生的诱因,提出民办高校生源危机促使其改革进化的机理,以及加强危机管理和提高危机应对能力的对策。 相似文献
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开放共享提高——MIT开放式课程的运行机制、特色及启示 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
教育信息化是提高教育质量的重要手段,优质网络教学资源的建设与共享是高等学校信息化建设的重要内容。本文阐述了美国麻省理工学院开展的“开放式课程网页计划”的运行机制,揭示了其在教育资源共享方面对我国高校的启示。即以精品课建设为先导,促进精品课程资源共享;以本科教学工作水平评估为契机,逐步推动全部课程资源共享;积极探索多种形式的课程资源共享机制。 相似文献
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Along with China’s economic growth, the notable rise of its universities and innovation system has inspired growing interest in how the higher education institutions (HEIs) of the European Union (EU) cooperate with Chinese HEIs. Beginning with a review of China-EU higher education relations, this paper presents a case study of a Sino-Danish collaborative programme in which cooperation and programme quality were limited by both partners’ different aims over time, and their alternate quality assurance systems. We suggest a proper collaborative level and discipline should be developed before the establishment of cooperation by taking relevant policies, merits and disadvantages of both partners, into consideration. This paper also points out that limits in collaboration can be alleviated, if a number of elements can be used effectively, such as China’s significant EU knowledge diaspora. Given this and other listed factors, including favorable policies introduced by the Chinese government, there are substantial prospects for extending China-EU collaborative relations and exchanges. 相似文献
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Cesar C. Rufino 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2006,7(1):32-40
A flexible one-output and two-input cost function is estimated for the degree program offerings of public and private higher
educational institutions (HEIs) of the Philippines, employing the data from a nationally representative sample of 29 HEIs.
This model, called Flexible Fixed Cost Quadratic cost function includes as output—full time equivalent degree program enrollment,
and the two factor inputs—teaching cost and operating cost per student. Units of observation are the degree programs being
offered by the sample HEIs. Results indicate that public and private HEIs exhibit structurally different cost functions, with
the public sector enjoying markedly better cost efficiency and over-all scale economy. 相似文献
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John T. E. Richardson 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2005,30(4):387-415
This paper reviews the research evidence concerning the use of formal instruments to measure students’ evaluations of their teachers, students’ satisfaction with their programmes and students’ perceptions of the quality of their programmes. These questionnaires can provide important evidence for assessing the quality of teaching, for supporting attempts to improve the quality of teaching and for informing prospective students about the quality of course units and programmes. The paper concludes by discussing several issues affecting the practical utility of the instruments that can be used to obtain student feedback. Many students and teachers believe that student feedback is useful and informative, but for a number of reasons many teachers and institutions do not take student feedback sufficiently seriously. 相似文献
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谈网络教育手段在夜大学教学改革中的应用 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
网络教育作为一种新的教育手段和教学方式的出现,已经对传统成人教育的教育体制和教学模式造成冲击。特别是独立设置的夜大学成人高校或者非独立设置的普通高校夜大学成人教育部门,由于自身存在的缺陷,纷纷面临关门的危险。学习和借鉴网络教育的先进手段,一定能使夜大学成人教育焕发生机,为终身学习型社会的构建做出应有的贡献。 相似文献
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姜斌 《黄冈师范学院学报》2008,28(4):60-63
就目前的现状来看,大学语文课程在教学内容、教学方法及手段、教材资源以及教学评价体系等方面都有着很大的开发空间。大学语文必须围绕课程目标开发教学内容;围绕教学效果开发教学方法和手段;围绕课程标准合理开发和使用教材资源;在现代教育观念指导下开发建立全方位的教学评价体系。只有这样,大学语文才能展现其应有的魅力,实现最终的教学目标。 相似文献
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The way in which mid-semester course evaluations are structured, administered and reported is important for generating rich and high-quality student feedback for the enhancement of learning and teaching. Mid-semester evaluations usually contain open-ended questions that trigger more elaborative feedback about what is going on in a class than that from end-of-semester evaluations with Likert scale-type questions. The anonymity of the process for students and the confidentiality of the process for instructors make the process more reflective for students and less stressful for instructors. This study describes how the mid-semester course evaluation process can be used as a feedback tool for improving the quality of teaching and learning at an institutional level. Through a longitudinal analysis of 341 mid-semester course evaluation reports, positive areas and areas of concern with respect to learning and teaching were identified, and changes in student evaluations over the years were examined meticulously to make an overall evaluation of the quality of learning and teaching at a non-profit Turkish university. This research showed that the value of mid-semester course evaluations can go beyond course-level if we use open-ended questions and are able to gather the reports together to make some comprehensive analysis at university level. 相似文献
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Adon C.M. Moskal Sarah J. Stein Clinton Golding 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2016,41(2):286-300
We know various factors can influence how teaching staff engage with student evaluation, such as institutional policies or staff beliefs. However, little research has investigated the influence of the technical processes of an evaluation system. In this article, we present a case study of the effects of changing the technical system for administering student evaluations at one New Zealand university. We develop a socio-technical model of the institutional evaluation system, and use this model to examine whether introducing an online system for ordering student feedback questionnaires and reducing processing time influenced academic staff engagement with evaluation. Survey responses, interview comments and data about ordering trends suggest the change did increase staff engagement by: (1) improving staff perceptions of evaluation and (2) increasing engaged behaviour, such as voluntarily ordering more evaluations. The outcomes of this study imply that the ‘practical implementation’ of an evaluation system is an important factor in influencing engagement with evaluation. We conclude that we can increase teacher engagement with evaluation simply by improving the ‘practical implementation’ of the evaluation system. 相似文献
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改革开放三十年高等教育管理关系大调整 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
改革开放以来,中国社会发生了深刻变革,高等教育亦不例外,其突出表现是高等教育管理中的关系大调整。经过调整,中央与地方政府的关系、教育主管部门与行业主管部门的关系、政府与高校的关系、高校与市场的关系、高校与受教育者个体及其家长的关系、高等教育结构关系等六大关系逐步理顺,为高等教育的发展创造了较有利的条件。 相似文献
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Mark Huxham Jenny Scoles Ursula Green Samantha Purves Zoe Welsh Andrew Gray 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2017,42(6):887-899
Peer review is a powerful method to enhance teaching in higher education. Peers, however, may not be the most relevant people in evaluating teaching success; as the most important stakeholders in learning, students’ evaluations need to be heard. Whilst some efforts to capture ‘the student voice’ are simplistic and may foster consumerist approaches, adopting ‘radical collegiality’ towards students may provide the benefits of peer review whilst avoiding some of its disadvantages. Here we describe the Students as Colleagues project, which trained student volunteers as evaluators of teaching. To assess the ability of students to provide useful reviews, we compared their evaluative feedback with that from academic peers, using a paired design and qualitative and quantitative data. Students gave significantly more positive comments, and just as many negative and directive comments, as academic peers. Student colleagues emphasised the positive personal (rather than professional) capacities of their reviewees, encouraged expressed vulnerability and drew on their broad experiences as students rather than from professional perspectives. Participation changed how students saw their abilities and helped ‘humanise’ both the reviewees and the university as a whole. Our results and standpoint theory suggest that students’ evaluative feedback is the most valuable perspective to inform teaching enhancement. 相似文献
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Stephen Case 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2007,32(3):285-299
A reconfigured and realigned system of assessment feedback was implemented with undergraduates taking criminology modules at Swansea University. The reformulated system integrated explicit engagement with assessment criteria in feedback given on an electronic template form with the use of a statement bank and the offer of follow‐up, feedback consolidation meetings with the tutor. Student module evaluation feedback questionnaires demonstrated a positive qualitative impact upon students' ratings of their awareness and understanding of module learning outcomes, assessment criteria and required levels of learning; moving the focus of assessment feedback from teaching to (higher‐order) learning. Substantive qualitative impact has also been evidenced by departmental adoption of the reconfigured assessment process as standard. Quantitative impact was evidenced in the form of improvements in assessment performance within‐modules and within students from 2004–2005 to 2005–2006. The educational implications of the study findings are discussed. 相似文献
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后现代视野中的高校课程体系建设 总被引：15，自引：0，他引：15
WEI Xiao-lin 《高等教育研究》2007,28(7):90-94
当前高校课程体系改革取得了可喜成果,但还远不能适应教育创新的要求。后现代教育理论强调以实践的观点展开教育活动,注重培养学生的独立精神、创新能力和批判怀疑精神。受此启发,高校课程体系改革和建设应实现几个转变:教学目的应从工具论向本体论转变,追求人的全面自由发展;教学内容应从预设向生成转变,实现知识、能力和素质的协调发展;教学过程应从教师权威向学生主体转变,提倡启发式教学;教学评价应从单一向多元转变,体现学生的主体地位。 相似文献