Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions
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Baverstock, A., Steinitz, J., Webster-Henderson, B., Bryars, L., Cairncross, S., Ennis, L., …McLuckie, C. (2018)
Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions. Logos, 29(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-02904005
Seeking to improve student enrolment, engagement, and retention, Kingston University began a pre-arrival shared reading scheme in 2014–2015, sending a free book to every stude...
Perspectives on the Meanings of childhood in near-future fantasies produced for young people
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Sambell, K. (2003)
Perspectives on the Meanings of childhood in near-future fantasies produced for young people. Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, 88(2), 33-44
No abstract available.
Fitness for purpose in the assessment of learning: students as stakeholders
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Mcdowell, L., & Sambell, K. (1999)
Fitness for purpose in the assessment of learning: students as stakeholders. Quality in Higher Education, 5(2), 107-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353832990050202
A fitness‐for‐purpose approach to determining the quality of assessment practices in higher education requires the consideration of the perspectives of a range of stakeholders...
Peer Assessment: A Paradigm Shift in Case Pedagogy or an Abrogation of Lecturer Responsibility?
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Stevenson, D., & Gallagher, J. (2007)
Peer Assessment: A Paradigm Shift in Case Pedagogy or an Abrogation of Lecturer Responsibility?. International Journal of Case Method Research & Application, 19(4),
The use of case studies as a pedagogic tool is fraught with challenges, not the least of which is engaging students in the ownership of the experiential base where instead of ...
Assessment and feedback in higher education: considerable room for improvement?
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Sambell, K. (2016)
Assessment and feedback in higher education: considerable room for improvement?. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 1(1),
No abstract available.
Studying early childhood: Part 2 - reading, writing and producing assignments
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2010)
Studying early childhood: Part 2 - reading, writing and producing assignments. Nursery World, 28, 15-18
When studying early childhood at degree level, it's vital to become fluent in appropriate ways of talking and writing about relevant ideas and concepts. This helps you produce...
Evaluating assessment strategies through collaborative evidence‐based practice: can one tool fit all?
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McDowell, L., Smailes, J., Sambell, K., Sambell, A., & Wakelin, D. (2008)
Evaluating assessment strategies through collaborative evidence‐based practice: can one tool fit all?. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 45(2), 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703290801950310
This paper reports on a collaborative project to improve assessment undertaken by a cross discipline group of university lecturers (Business, Engineering and Psychology) using...
Student generated content: pedagogy and practice
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Fotheringham, J., & Smyth, K. (2013)
Student generated content: pedagogy and practice. Social Media: Challenges and opportunities for education in modern society: Research Papers, 1(1), 5-8
Digitally supported pedagogical approaches made possible by developments in technology, and in particular by Web 2.0, are continuing to create new opportunities for learning, ...
The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum: messages and meanings in the assessment of student learning
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Sambell, K., & McDowell, L. (1998)
The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum: messages and meanings in the assessment of student learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 23(4), 391-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293980230406
A wide range of diverse responses by individual students to innovative or alternative assessment are described and discussed, drawing on research data. Student perspectives ar...
Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education.
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Caddell, M., & Ashley, L. D. (2006)
Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024750
This Special Issue of Compare stems from papers presented to the eighth United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) Oxford International Conference ...