scholarly journals Enhancing Students’ Assessment Feedback Skills Within Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Evans ◽  
Michael Waring
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
High Level ◽  
Coming To Know

In higher education (HE) considerable attention is focused on the skills sets students need to meet the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution. The acquisition of high-level assessment feedback skills is fundamental to lifelong learning. HE has made significant investment in developing assessment feedback practices over the last 30 years; however, far less attention has been given to the development of inclusive agentic integrated assessment systems that promote student agency and autonomy in assessment feedback, and from an individual differences perspective. “Inside the Black Box,” a seminal work, opened the potential of assessment as a supportive process in facilitating students in coming to know (understanding the requirements of a task and context, and their own learning) through the development of formative assessment. However, overall, the assessment for learning movement has not changed students’ perceptions, on entering HE, that feedback is something they receive rather than something they can generate and orchestrate despite being predicated on a self-regulatory approach. HE promotes students’ use of self-regulated learning approaches although these are not sufficiently integrated into curriculum systems. In moving forward assessment feedback, it is important to adopt a theoretically integrated approach that draws on self-regulatory frameworks, agentic engagement concepts, understanding of individual differences, and the situated nature of assessment. Current emphases in HE focus on how we engage students as active participants in assessment, in coming to know assessment requirements as part of sustainable practices with students as co-constructors of assessment inputs and outputs. Assessment design should be challenging students to maximize their selective and appropriate use of assessment feedback skills for both immediate and longer-term learning gains. Addressing the professional development of lecturers and students in the acquisition and development of essential fourth industrial age assessment feedback competencies is fundamental to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in HE.

Blended Learning in Higher Education 4.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Arumugam Raman ◽  
Mohan Rathakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern Learning ◽  
Automation Technology

Rapid technology advancement in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) has undoubtedly posed a great challenge to the education system in higher education institutes and changed every aspect of our lives including education. Higher education institutions across the world are amalgamating technology in modern learning and teaching approaches such as blended learning so that future teachers are equipped with the latest 21st century knowledge for further innovations and creations. This chapter covers definition, design, and implementation of blended learning in higher education. Further it also discusses blended learning models and assessment tools in recent education setting around the world. The education system worldwide has to transform for the imminent FIR as the job market will be largely prompted by the advancement of digital economy, robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation technology.

scholarly journals Readiness of PSMZA Lecturer on The Use of Mooc Platform in Learning and Teaching

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Hasliza Binti Hashim ◽  
Pazlina Binti Mat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Availability ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Coefficient Of Correlation ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Positive Indicators

Currently, Malaysia is faced with challenges in efforts to provide a quality educational system. One of the surge in the Development Plan of Education (higher education) 2015-2025 is to ensure learning online at global level. So with this, the use of platform MOOC is one the first method was introduced as one of the approaches in learning and teaching. However the question arises whether polytechnic lecturer was ready to use online learning extensively, particularly in the process of learning and teaching. This study is intended to review the availability of committed lecturers Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of the use of platform MOOC in learning and teaching. Respondents were 153 lecturers in PSMZA and it has been selected at random. The instruments used are a set of survey questions. The findings indicate the availability of lecturers PSMZA will against the use of platform MOOC in learning and teaching are not influenced by gender. The mean score for female lecturers was 2.83 compared mean score men namely 2.57 and this shows women more ready against the use of platform MOOC. The mean score for aspects of female lecturers obstacles higher than male lecturers. This suggests that female lecturers more willing to use MOOC in learning and teaching although there are some aspects which have become obstacles. Someone who had the expectation of high availability using MOOC are less face obstacles while using MOOC in learning and teaching sessions. Coefficient of correlation variables obstacles in the use of MOOC and graduate readiness against MOOC is very weak with the value of the coefficient of correlation of -0.078. It is mean that female lecturers more willing to use MOOC in learning and teaching although there are some aspects which have become obstacles. Therefore clearly showed the use of MOOC among the lecturers PSMZA will provide positive indicators and should be polished to ensure the integration of technology in education achieved towards helping towards the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

scholarly journals MONODISCIPLINARITY IN SCIENCE VERSUS TRANSDISCIPLINARITY IN STEM EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitja Slavinec ◽  
Boris Aberšek ◽  
Dino Gačević ◽  
Andrej Flogie
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Solar Chimney ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Life Problems

Contemporary society of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) increasingly requires the education system (i.e., the school) to train competent, creative and proactive professionals who will be able to solve real life problems. If society is to achieve this, some key paradigm changes must occur in education. The school must first prepare a competence-based curriculum and, secondly, school practice should move away from subject-based teaching, towards an interdisciplinary STEM teaching approach. Obviously, to support this, modern learning environments and ICT solutions and tools have to be used. However, since the interdisciplinary STEM approach has already been implemented and integrated, it can be said that a new, integrated science discipline (STEM) has already emerged, together with a transdisciplinary approach to STEM learning and teaching. In the present research, a concrete case of designing, developing and producing a solar chimney was used to demonstrate an integrated approach to learning and teaching, while emphasizing especially the advantages of such an interdisciplinary (transdisciplinary) approach to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic content. The empirical research shows that such an approach produces incomparably better results, especially on higher cognitive levels, in comparison to traditional approaches to learning and teaching. Keywords: industry 4.0, interdisciplinarity, solar chimney, STEM, transdisciplinarity.

scholarly journals The Use of Peer Instruction and Flipped Learning to Support Flexible Blended Learning During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrissi Nerantzi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Instruction ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

This article provides an overview of peer instruction and flipped learning, two active learning approaches, in the context of learning and teaching in higher education and illustrates their relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peer instruction and flipped learning should be considered when designing for flexible learning. These approaches can stimulate learning and create seamless active engagement in fully online and blended settings even when switching between these modes becomes necessary due to developments in this pandemic. This transitioning between fully online and blended, as and when required, is something that is of high importance during these challenging times, especially for campus-based universities as they are keen to secure the smooth running of their programmes under difficult circumstances. This article provides practical advice for course designers, module and programme leaders on how they can utilise peer instruction or flipped learning to maximise student engagement and learning.

scholarly journals Considerations for Quality Assurance of E-Learning Provision

2019 ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
Ebba Ossiannilsson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
The Way

Today’s learning landscape differs greatly from that of a few years ago (Bates, 2015; Daniel, 2016; Mathes, 2019; Ossiannilsson, Williams, Camilleri, Brown, 2015). The main global challenges highlighted so far and affecting and influencing education are globalization, changing demographics and increasing digitization (Schwab, 2016). The United Nations’ UNESCO sustainability goals aim to meet these challenges (2015a; 2015b). In the field of education, the SDG4 focuses on education for all through its core areas of access, equity, equality, equality, inclusion and lifelong learning. Mobile learning is the first choice for most people today. The way learners learn is changing dramatically, due to the fourth industrial revolution, not just the way we learn, but also the way we live, perform, communicate, and interact (Schwab, 2016). Today, learning is possible anywhere, anytime and through any type of device. In the context of globalization and the knowledge-based economy, the quality of higher education is increasingly seen as strategically important for national economic development and competitiveness. High quality and relevant higher education provide students with the knowledge, skills and transferable core competences they need to succeed after graduation, in a high-quality learning environment that recognizes and supports good learning and teaching. The combination of educational technologies is both natural and demanding, so quality aspects must be taken into account (Bates, 2017, Daniels, 2016, Heurtas et al., 2018).

scholarly journals The design of an empirical cross-boundary collaborative open learning framework

Open Praxis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrissi Nerantzi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Open Learning ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Learning Framework

This paper reports on the design and development of an empirical cross-boundary, collaborative open learning framework for cross-institutional academic development. The framework is one of the key outputs of a phenomenographic study into the lived experience of open learners in two open cross-institutional courses. Data was collected through individual interviews from 22 study participants from two courses that made up a collective case study. These courses were offered by UK higher education institutions in collaboration with informal partners nationally and internationally and were selected as these had different collaborative learning features built-in that could be explored. Course participants in these two courses include academic staff who teach or support learning and further open learners. The empirical design framework is proposed to support the development and implementation of cross-boundary collaborative open learning approaches within cross-institutional academic development and may also be useful in further learning and teaching settings in higher education.

Message from Editor

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Deniz Ozcan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Affective Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
New Learning Environments ◽  
Education Measurement ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

Message from the EditorDear Readers,It is the great honor for us to publish 7th Volume, 3rd Issue of Contemporary Educational ResearchesJournal.Contemporary Educational Researches Journal (CERJ) welcomes original empirical investigations andcomprehensive literature review articles focusing on educational issues. The journal is aninternational peer-refereed journal that promotes the researches in the field of contemporaryteaching and learning approaches and theories. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limitedto; the following major topics as they relate to: Active Learning, Administration of Education, AdultEducation, Affective Learning, Classroom Assessment, Classroom Management, Classroom TeacherEducation, Collaborative Learning, College and Higher Education, College and Higher Education,Constructivist Learning, Instructional Design, Learning and Teaching Research Methods, LearningAssessment and Evaluation, Learning Assessment and Evaluation, Learning Psychology, LifelongLearning Strategies, Learning Skills, Vocational Education, Measurement and Evaluation in Education,New Learning Environments, Portfolio Assessment, Professional Development and SchoolAdministration.

Vivid Imagers Are Better at Detecting Salient Changes

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Rodway ◽  
Karen Gillies ◽  
Astrid Schepman
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Change Detection ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Detection Task ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Change Detection Task ◽  
Term Change ◽  
High Level

This study examined whether individual differences in the vividness of visual imagery influenced performance on a novel long-term change detection task. Participants were presented with a sequence of pictures, with each picture and its title displayed for 17  s, and then presented with changed or unchanged versions of those pictures and asked to detect whether the picture had been changed. Cuing the retrieval of the picture's image, by presenting the picture's title before the arrival of the changed picture, facilitated change detection accuracy. This suggests that the retrieval of the picture's representation immunizes it against overwriting by the arrival of the changed picture. The high and low vividness participants did not differ in overall levels of change detection accuracy. However, in replication of Gur and Hilgard (1975) , high vividness participants were significantly more accurate at detecting salient changes to pictures compared to low vividness participants. The results suggest that vivid images are not characterised by a high level of detail and that vivid imagery enhances memory for the salient aspects of a scene but not all of the details of a scene. Possible causes of this difference, and how they may lead to an understanding of individual differences in change detection, are considered.

The Prospects and Risks Connected with Increasing the Level of Self-Organisation in Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Svetlana Alexandrovna Kosareva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Study Guide ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Self Organisation ◽  
And Control

The paper describes the method for increasing the level of self-organisation in students which has been developed by the author. It also contains the method testing results and presents the prospects and risks teachers could face while applying the method in a higher education institution. The purpose of this study is to find out the prospects and risks of applying the method for increasing the level of self-organisation in students and to determine the ways of reducing the risks. Methodology. The author points out the learning approaches which were the basis of developing the method and describes diagnostic methods for determining students’ self-organisation levels. The work focused on increasing each student’s initial level consists of a theoretical and a practical part and includes project activities on creating a study guide. The results of the study. The method developed proved to be effective. It was established by diagnosing the final level of self-organisation in students in the experimental and control groups. The paper considers the advantages of the method among which there is universal character, flexibility, improvements to teacher’s and students’ professional competence, etc. At the same time it is necessary to be aware of the risks due to the increased amount of teacher’s work and the fact that students’ work within the project tends to be monotonous. In conclusion, the prospects of the method for increasing the level of self-organisation in students are related to its advantages and the final results of the work. The risks of its use can be reduced with the help of the measures proposed in the paper.

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