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Course evaluation matters: improving students’ learning experiences with a peer-assisted teaching programme

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posted on 2023-05-18, 22:42 authored by Carbonne, A, Ross, B, Phelan, L, Lindsay, K, Steve DrewSteve Drew, Stoney, S, Cottman, C
In the rapidly changing global higher education sector, greater attention is being paid to the quality of university teaching. However, academics have traditionally not received formal teacher training. The peer-assisted teaching programme reported on in this paper provides a structured yet flexible approach for peers to assist each other in reinvigorating and refining their teaching practice. Academics participated in this national, multi-institutional trial for varied reasons: the majority voluntarily, others to increase low student evaluation of course scores and some as part of a graduate certificate teaching qualification. Here we report on how academics used the scheme, and the teaching areas they focused on. Student evaluation of course scores increased in the majority of courses, suggesting the changes made had a positive effect on students’ learning experiences. The experiences of the multi-institutional trial reported here may benefit others considering such a scheme to reinvigorate and refine teaching practice and improve course evaluation scores.

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Publication title

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volume

40

Pagination

165-180

ISSN

0260-2938

Department/School

DVC - Education

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2014 Taylor & Francis

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Teacher and instructor development

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