Teaching Practice — Page 4

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.

Trust and Active Learning

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

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.

Active Learning Strategies

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

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.

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.

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.

Challenges of collaborative learning and its assessment

Collaborative learning assessment works best when individual accountability and positive interdependence are built into the task from the start.

Project-Based Learning in Engineering

Project-based learning helps engineering students connect theory to professional judgement when projects are realistic, supported and reflective.

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.

Audio and Video Feedback in Online Learning Environments

Audio and video feedback can make online feedback clearer and more personal when the format is accessible, timely and sustainable for staff.

2-Stage Examinations

Two-stage exams can turn assessment into a formative learning moment when individual accountability is protected and the group stage is designed with care.

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.

Quectures - Flipped Classrooms and Polling

Quectures combine pre-class preparation, polling and student questions so lecture time can focus on misconceptions and difficult ideas.

Increasing Student Engagement in Online Modules

Online modules keep students engaged when tutor presence, structure, peer contact, and timely feedback are designed into the course rather than left to chance.

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.

Student Feedback on Flipped Teaching

Flipped teaching can improve attainment, but student feedback should be interpreted carefully because satisfaction gains may appear slowly and unevenly.