251
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Seeking an educational Utopia: an alternative model for evaluating student Learning Gain

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 857-869 | Received 31 May 2020, Accepted 15 Sep 2020, Published online: 13 Oct 2020

References

  • Anderson, L., and D. Krathwohl. 2001. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longmans.
  • Arum, R., and J. Roska. 2011. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. Chicago: University of Chicago press.
  • Banta, T., and G. Pike. 2012. Making the Case against – One More Time …. Champaign: National Institute for Learning Outcomes.
  • Bell, E., A. Bryman, and B. Harley. 2018. Business Research Methods. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Boothe, J., R. Barnard, and L. Peterson. 2018. “The Relationship between Subject Matter Knowledge and Teaching Effectiveness of Undergraduate Chemistry Peer Facilitators.” Chemistry Education Research and Practice 19 (1): 276–304. doi:10.1039/C7RP00171A.
  • Bowman, N. 2010. “Can 1st-year College Students Accurately Report Their Learning and Development?” American Educational Research Journal 47 (2): 466–496. doi:10.3102/0002831209353595.
  • Brew, A. 2007. “Integrating Research and Teaching: Understanding Excellence.” In International Perspectives on Teaching Excellence in Higher Education: Improving Knowledge and Practice, edited by A. Skelton, 74–88. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Cahill, J., J. Turner, and H. Barfoot. 2010. “Enhancing the Student Learning Experience: The Perspective of Academic Staff.” Educational Research 52 (3): 283–295. doi:10.1080/00131881.2010.504063.
  • Cameron, A., Y. Wharton, and J. Scally. 2018. “An Investigation into the Comparative Learning Gain and ‘Value Added’ for Students from Widening Participation and Non-widening Participation Groups: A Case Study from Sports Degrees.” Higher Education Pedagogies 3 (1): 83–102. doi:10.1080/23752696.2018.1435297.
  • Capizzo, M., S. Nuzzo, and M. Zarconne. 2006. “The Impact of the Pre-instructional Cognitive Profile on Learning Gain and Final Exam of Physics Courses: A Case Study.” Journal of Engineering Education 31 (6): 717–727. doi:10.1080/03043790600911811.
  • Dearing, R. 1997. Higher Education in the Learning Society. Report of the National Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. (HMSO).
  • Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. 2015. Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. London: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
  • Douglas, J., G. Thomson, and C. Zhao. 2012. “The Learning Race: The Value of Self-reported Gains in Large Research Universities.” Higher Education 63 (3): 317–335. doi:10.1007/s10734-011-9496-x.
  • Evans, C., C. Howson, and A. Forsythe. 2018. “Making Sense of Learning Gain in Higher Education.” Higher Education Pedagogies 3 (1): 1–45. doi:10.1080/23752696.2018.1508360.
  • Gunn, V., and A. Fisk 2013. Considering Teaching Excellence in Higher Education: 2007-2013. A Literature Review Since the CHERI Report 2007. The Higher Education Academy Research Series. York: HEA.
  • Jones, S., M. Pampaka, D. Swain, and J. Skyrme. 2017. “Contextualising Degree-level Achievement: An Exploration of Interactions between Gender, Ethnicity, Socio-economic Status and School Type at One Large UK University.” Research in Post-Compulsory Education 22 (4): 455–476. doi:10.1080/13596748.2017.1381287.
  • Jones-Devitt, S., N. Pickering, L. Austen, A. Donnelly, J. Adesola, and A. Weston 2019. Evaluation of the National Mixed Methods Learning Gain Project (NMMLGP) and Student Perceptions of Learning Gain. Report to the Office for Students. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.
  • Kember, D. 1997. “A Reconceptualisation of the Research into University Academics Conceptions of Teaching.” Learning and Instruction 7 (3): 255–275. doi:10.1016/S0959-4752(96)00028-X.
  • Kooloos, J., T. Klassen, M. Vereiken, S. Van Kuppeveld, S. Bodhuis, and M. Vorstenbosch. 2011. “Collaborative Group Work: Effects of Group Size and Assignment Structure on Learning Gain, Student Satisfactions and Perceived Participation.” Medical Teacher 33 (12): 983–988. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2011.588733.
  • Likert, R. 1932. “A Technique for the Measurement of Attitudes.” Archives of Psychology 22 (140): 55.
  • Little, B., W. Locke, J. Parker, and J. Richardson. 2007. Excellence in Teaching and Learning: A Review of the Literature for the Higher Education Academy. Milton Keynes: Open University.
  • Liu, O. 2011. “Measuring Value-added in Higher Education: Conditions and Caveats – Results from Using the Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 36: 81–94. doi:10.1080/02602930903197917.
  • Liu, O., H. Liu, K. Roohr, and D. McCaffrey. 2016. “Investigating College Learning Gain: Exploring a Propensity Score Weighting Approach.” Journal of Educational Measurement 53 (3): 352–367. doi:10.1111/jedm.12112.
  • Macfarlane, B. 2016. “The Performative Turn in the Assessment of Student Learning: A Rights Perspective.” Teaching in Higher Education 21 (7): 839–853. doi:10.1080/13562517.2016.1183623.
  • McGrath, C., B. Guerin, E. Harte, M. Frearson, and C. Manville 2015. HEFCE Report - Learning Gain in Higher Education. Santa Monica, US: RAND Corporation.
  • Neves, J., and R. Hewitt. 2020. Student Academic Experience Survey. Oxford: Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE.
  • Polkinghorne, M., H. O’Sullivan, J. Taylor, and G. Roushan. 2019. “An Innovative Framework for Higher Education to Evaluate Learning Gain: A Case Study Based upon the Discipline of Marketing.” Studies in Higher Education. doi:10.1080/03075079.2019.1703132.
  • Polkinghorne, M., and G. Roushan 2017. “Assessing Student Learning: A Comparison of Existing Methods for Evaluating the Learning Gain of Students.” Poster session presented at the Celebrate Regional Teaching and Learning Conference 2017. Bournemouth, UK: Bournemouth University, June 13.
  • Polkinghorne, M., G. Roushan, and J. Taylor. 2017a. “Considering the Marketing of Higher Education: The Role of Student Learning Gain as a Potential Indicator of Teaching Quality.” Marketing for Higher Education 27 (2): 213–232. doi:10.1080/08841241.2017.1380741.
  • Polkinghorne, M., G. Roushan, and J. Taylor 2017b. “Evaluating Student Learning Gain: An Alternative Perspective.” Poster session presented at the Higher Education Academy (HEA) Surveys Conference 2017 – Understanding and Enhancing the Student Experience. Manchester, May 11.
  • Porter, S. 2012. “Self-reported Learning Gains: A Theory and Test of College Student Survey Response.” Research in Higher Education – New York 54 (2): 201–226. doi:10.1007/s11162-012-9277-0.
  • Randles, R., and A. Cotgrave. 2017. “Measuring Student Learning Gain: A Review of Transatlantic Measurements of Assessments in Higher Education.” Innovations in Practice 11 (1): 50–59.
  • Roohr, K., H. Liu, and O. Liu. 2017. “Investigating Student Learning Gains in College: A Longitudinal Study.” Studies in Higher Education 42 (12): 2284–2300. doi:10.1080/03075079.2016.1143925.
  • Saunders, M., A. Lewis, and A. Thornhill. 2016. Research Methods for Business Students. 7th ed. Pearson: London.
  • Skelton, A. 2005. Understanding Teaching Excellence in Higher Education: Towards a Critical Approach. Edited by G. Nicholls and R. Barnett. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Trigwell, K. 2001. “Judging University Teaching.” International Journal for Academic Development 6: 65–73. doi:10.1080/13601440110033698.
  • Willoughby, S., and A. Metz. 2009. “Exploring the Differences with Different Gain Calculations in Astronomy and Biology.” American Journal of Physics 77 (7): 651–657. doi:10.1119/1.3133087.
  • Wood, M., and F. Su. 2017. “What Makes an Excellent Lecturer? Academics’ Perspectives on the Discourse of ‘Teaching Excellence’ in Higher Education.” Teaching in Higher Education 22 (4): 451–466. doi:10.1080/13562517.2017.1301911.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.