A student‐centred tutor‐led approach to teaching research methods

作者: Dawn F. Edwards , Joanne Thatcher

DOI: 10.1080/0309877042000206750

关键词: Higher educationSubject (documents)PsychologyTeaching researchResearch proposalProfessional developmentSummative assessmentTUTORMathematics educationTeaching method

摘要: Many institutions acknowledge that students find courses in research methods difficult and challenging. To overcome the problems associated with teaching this subject we have replaced traditional didactic approach, which did not facilitate student learning, optimize achievement or adequately prepare for their dissertation, a student‐centred, tutor‐led approach. Staff training is an inherent part of new providing staff opportunity to refresh develop skills knowledge methods. The approach based on comprehensive study pack has been written by incorporates both ongoing assessment form weekly seminar sheets summative comprising proposal statistical assignment. Since its introduction, module extremely well received staff. successful, as demonstrated low failure rate, observation are ...

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