Enhancing the Student Experience John Gardner 10 May
Principles for Effective Teaching and Assessment My students learn from listening to me … but learn most from … me listening to them
Effective Teaching … 1.Recognizes the importance of prior experience and learning
Effective Teaching … 2.Requires lecturers to reflect on their own learning and teaching to ensure continuous updating and improvement
Effective Teaching … 3.Promotes the active engagement of students through a wide variety of pedagogic strategies
Effective Teaching … 4.Promotes the development of positive attitudes to learning
Effective Teaching … 5.Encourages social processes that support students to work together to construct their knowledge
Effective Teaching … 6.Enables students to think for themselves and releases their creativity
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Effective Assessment … 1.Is essential to effective learning 2.Recognizes how students learn 3.Fosters motivation 4.Promotes a shared understanding of learning goals and assessment criteria
Effective Assessment … 5.Helps students know how to improve 6.Develops students’ self- assessment abilities 7.Offers sensitive and constructive feedback
Thank You Sources: ARG principles for assessment; TLRP principles for effective pedagogy