Electing to Speak: Professional Dialogue in the Context of Professional Dialogue
Journal Article
Smart, F., Asghar, M., Campbell, L., & Huxham, M. (2019)
Electing to Speak: Professional Dialogue in the Context of Professional Dialogue. International Journal for Academic Development, 24(3), 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2019.1585356
Written submissions are traditionally used in the assessment of applications for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, with dialogue offering an alternative approach. Qu...
‘Observation has set in’: comparing students and peers as reviewers of teaching
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Scoles, J., Green, U., Purves, S., Welsh, Z., & Gray, A. (2017)
‘Observation has set in’: comparing students and peers as reviewers of teaching. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 42(6), 887-899. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2016.1204594
Peer review is a powerful method to enhance teaching in higher education. Peers, however, may not be the most relevant people in evaluating teaching success; as the most impor...
Student and teacher co-navigation of a course: following the natural lines of academic enquiry.
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Hunter, M., McIntyre, A., Shilland, R., & McArthur, J. (2015)
Student and teacher co-navigation of a course: following the natural lines of academic enquiry. Teaching in Higher Education, 20(5), 530-541. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1036730
Using the mountaineering metaphor of ‘natural lines’ this article describes the co-navigation of an honours course by students and teachers. It suggests the benefits and possi...
Mixed-Methods Research in Education: Exploring Students' Response to a Focused Feedback Initiative
Book
Scoles, J., Huxham, M., & McArthur, J. (2013)
Mixed-Methods Research in Education: Exploring Students' Response to a Focused Feedback Initiative. In Sage Research MethodsSAGE Publications. doi:10.4135/978144627305013514690
Researchers who are interested in asking a number of questions about a particular phenomenon are increasingly looking to mixed methods as a useful research approach. In this c...
Feedback Unbound: from master to usher.
Book
McArthur, J., & Huxham, M. (2012)
Feedback Unbound: from master to usher. In S. Merry, M. Price, D. Carless, & M. Taras (Eds.), Reconceptualising Feedback In Higher EducationRoutledge
A major theme of this book is that feedback should encourage dialogue; between students and lecturers, amongst peers and individually, as a form of self-critique and reflectio...
No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams
Journal Article
Scoles, J., Huxham, M., & McArthur, J. (2013)
No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(6), 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2012.674485
In this paper, we discuss the anomaly between the increasing interest in feedback in current education research, the continued role of time-limited, unseen examinations as a f...
Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Campbell, F., & Westwood, J. (2012)
Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(1), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.515012
Student performance in and attitudes towards oral and written assessments were compared using quantitative and qualitative methods. Two separate cohorts of students were exami...
The medium makes the message: Effects of cues on students' lecture notes
Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2010)
The medium makes the message: Effects of cues on students' lecture notes. Active learning in higher education, 11(3), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379681
Previous work has shown that students’ notes often fail to record key facts and concepts. The relatively recent widespread adoption of PowerPoint slides and handouts might now...
Collaborative LTA development by teaching fellows using a thematic approach within the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences.
Presentation / Conference
Waugh, A., Gray, M., Greig, J., Pollock, C., & Huxham, M. (2010, January)
Collaborative LTA development by teaching fellows using a thematic approach within the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences. Poster presented at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh Napier Universtiy
Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?
Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2007)
Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 32(6), (601-611). doi:10.1080/02602930601116946. ISSN 0260-2938
Feedback to students is essential for effective learning, but there is little empirical information on what kind of feedback is best. This study compares student responses and...