Student Voice, Glasgow (2026)

16/03/2022

Implementations of the problem-based learning approach can have a positive impact on students' learning - boosting motivation as well as results.

Teachers on their best behaviour - the power of advanced teaching behaviours.

14/03/2022

Machine learning-based language systems should be fair and unbiased. To ensure this, robust testing is needed. A recently published paper has proposed a novel test procedure and a detailed framework for its implementation.

11/03/2022

Subjects like Anatomy and Physiology place high demand on students’ visuospatial ability. A Malaysian university has found that introductory pre-lecture videos can lessen this demand while increasing comprehension.

21/02/2022

If you are considering doing manual text analysis at your institution and don't need automated labelling or sector benchmarking what is the best text analysis software for education?

14/02/2022

In this weeks best practice case study we look at measuring the benefits of problem based learning (PBL)

Implementations of the problem-based learning approach can have a positive impact on students' learning - boosting motivation as well as results.

07/02/2022

This week we look at what the numerical questions in module evaluation are actually measuring, and not spoil anything, its not what we might hope.

From the paper: The student evaluation of teaching and likability: what the evaluations actually measure

31/01/2022

This weeks topic is "Feedback and Feedforward in UK Higher Education" where we look at the future of undergraduate assessment and the realities of audio feedback and feedforward for engagement of undergraduate students

The future of undergraduate assessment – The realities of audio feedback and novelties of feedforward for engagement undergraduate students

24/01/2022

In this weeks case study we look at "Halo Effects" in student surveys, that is, unwanted correlations between questions.

From the paper: Quantifying halo effects in students’ evaluation of teaching

17/01/2022

In this weeks case study we look at applying elements of doctoral supervision to undergraduate dissertaion supervision.

Elements of doctoral supervision need to be implemented to undergraduate dissertation supervision in the UK

10/01/2022

In this blog post we summarise some of the latest work by Kwok and Potter on gender bias in higher education student comments, in this case, submissions for teaching excellence awards.

From the paper: Gender stereotyping in student perceptions of teaching excellence: applying the shifting standards theory

20/12/2021

This weeks case study looks at the issues around ensuring that academics integrity was maintained during the disruption caused by COVID.

Innovative assessment practices in the University of Glasgow and the University of Greenwich for assessing students’ skills instead of exams

13/12/2021

This weeks case study looks at an interesting technique for encouraging international students to better understand the audience of their written assignments

A recent study has shown that invoking the academic reader can help international students understand the needs of their audience

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