Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes

In the current climate in Australian higher education, quality assurance in university teachingis a priority. In particular, the introduction of the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF) has refocused attention on universities? internal student evaluation survey instruments.This paper report...

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Main Authors: Oliver, Beverley, Tucker, Beatrice, Gupta, Ritu, Yeo, Shelley
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routeledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3132
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Gupta, Ritu
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description In the current climate in Australian higher education, quality assurance in university teachingis a priority. In particular, the introduction of the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF) has refocused attention on universities? internal student evaluation survey instruments.This paper reports the development, validation and implementation of a new unit surveyinstrument which prompts students to reflect on what helps their achievement of unit learningoutcomes, and to report their levels of motivation, engagement and overall satisfaction with asemester-long course or unit of study. The instrument (eVALUate) was created from preceptsreported in the research literature, current practices in evaluating teaching, and sound qualityassurance practices appropriate to a university outcomes-focused education paradigm.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-31322017-09-13T15:53:52Z Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes Oliver, Beverley Tucker, Beatrice Gupta, Ritu Yeo, Shelley teaching and learning student evaluation online student evaluation In the current climate in Australian higher education, quality assurance in university teachingis a priority. In particular, the introduction of the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF) has refocused attention on universities? internal student evaluation survey instruments.This paper reports the development, validation and implementation of a new unit surveyinstrument which prompts students to reflect on what helps their achievement of unit learningoutcomes, and to report their levels of motivation, engagement and overall satisfaction with asemester-long course or unit of study. The instrument (eVALUate) was created from preceptsreported in the research literature, current practices in evaluating teaching, and sound qualityassurance practices appropriate to a university outcomes-focused education paradigm. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3132 10.1080/02602930701773034 Routeledge, Taylor & Francis Group restricted
spellingShingle teaching and learning
student evaluation
online student evaluation
Oliver, Beverley
Tucker, Beatrice
Gupta, Ritu
Yeo, Shelley
Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title_full Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title_fullStr Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title_short Evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
title_sort evaluate: an evaluation instrument for measuring students' perceptions of their engagement and learning outcomes
topic teaching and learning
student evaluation
online student evaluation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3132