Blog archive — Page 50

Teaching Practice

Improving student experience and learning through peer review feedback

Peer review improves feedback when students are taught how to judge work, give usable comments, and act on advice before final submission.

By Marisa Graser Sep 07, 2026

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Feeding-Forward

Feed-forward turns feedback into a future-facing planning process when students reflect on comments and connect them to their next piece of work.

By Andrew Carlin Sep 07, 2026

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Student Remediation Programmes in Higher Education

Remediation programmes support at-risk students when teachers combine clear diagnosis, structured follow-up and a relationship that keeps students engaged.

By Georgie Crewdson Sep 07, 2026

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Trust and Active Learning

Students are more likely to commit to active learning when they trust the instructor's support, purpose and fairness.

By David Griffin Sep 07, 2026

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Gamification in Statistics Teaching

Gamification can improve statistics learning when game mechanics are tied to the concept being taught rather than added as surface decoration.

By David Griffin May 28, 2026

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Active Learning Strategies

Active learning helps STEM students participate when it is paired with structure, fair opportunities to speak, and clear preparation before class.

By David Griffin May 28, 2026

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Research Project Assessments and Supervisor Marking

Research project marking stays credible when supervisor judgement is moderated through a clear reconciliation process, not left as a private assessment decision.

By Anosh Butt May 28, 2026

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How Pretesting Students Helps Retain Their Attention

Short pre-questions can help students stay focused in online lectures by giving them something specific to listen for before the explanation arrives.

By David Griffin May 28, 2026

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Group work assessment best practice

Group work assessment is more credible when contribution, process and final output are assessed separately and explained before the work begins.

By Callum Wilson May 28, 2026

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Challenges of collaborative learning and its assessment

A conceptual review compares shared marks, individual assessment and peer-adjusted group marks. Use its questions to align the task, marking criteria and feedback with the learning you intend.

By Marisa Graser Nov 06, 2026

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Project-Based Learning in Engineering

Civil engineering students designed, printed and tested model foundations. Their feedback helped identify where guidance, shared discussion and the project timetable needed improvement.

By Christine Enowmbi Tambe Nov 06, 2026

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Inverted learning: turning traditional teaching methods upside-down

Inverted learning works best when pre-class preparation and in-class practice are joined into one clear learning sequence.

By Sheik Malik May 28, 2026

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Audio and Video Feedback in Online Learning Environments

An online study compared written, audio and video feedback on drafts and final submissions. The practical priority is giving students clear comments and time to use them.

By Andrew Carlin Nov 06, 2026

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2-Stage Examinations

A Harvard study examined individual-then-group examinations in statistics and econometrics. Its practical lessons concern discussion time, grading rules and helping students compare their reasoning.

By Andrew Carlin Nov 06, 2026

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Face-to-Face Feedback

Face-to-face feedback can make written comments more usable by giving students space to ask questions, test assumptions and understand how marking works.

By Andrew Carlin May 28, 2026

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Quectures - Flipped Classrooms and Polling

Quectures combine preparation and teaching with time for students to compose and discuss their own questions. The original genetics study offers practical lessons on timing, participation and follow-up.

By Andrew Carlin Nov 06, 2026

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Increasing Student Engagement in Online Modules

An online accounting module combined a clear weekly sequence, responsive teaching and flexible group submissions. Student feedback shows where those routines helped and where coordination remained difficult.

By Georgie Crewdson Nov 06, 2026

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Key elements of team teaching

Team teaching succeeds when staff agree the model, share responsibility for the student experience, and have enough time to plan together.

By Beatriz Casares May 28, 2026

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Student Feedback on Flipped Teaching

A four-year software engineering study shows why flipped teaching needs a clear link between preparation and classroom activity, plus support for the staff facilitating it.

By Daniel Johnston Nov 06, 2026

Announcement

Student Voice AI selected by AdvanceHE for 2021 survey analysis

AdvanceHE has selected Student Voice AI to classify and analyse open‑text comments from its 2021 UKES, PTES and PRES surveys.

By Dr Stuart Grey Mar 27, 2026