Research theme · 48 selected briefs
This collection brings together curriculum, teaching and assessment questions from education disciplines. Some topics analyse public learning materials; others propose carefully scoped work with adult learners or educators.
A review of teaching resources describes the material, while a participant study describes the views or experiences of those recruited. Neither alone demonstrates a learning effect or proves that a teaching approach works.
Adult Education · Adult learning pedagogy
This Adult Education final year project examines how Community Educators Describe Recognising Learners’ Existing Expertise. The proposed study centres on voluntary educator interviews and de-identified lesson-planning examples and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefAgricultural Education · Agricultural curriculum
This Agricultural Education final year project examines teacher Criteria for Selecting Crop-Production Teaching Materials. The proposed study centres on adult educator interviews and public or authorised resources and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefBiology Education · Assessment practice
This Biology Education final year project examines how Teachers Describe Evidence for Biology Practical Skills. The proposed study centres on adult teacher interviews and authorised generic rubrics and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefBusiness Education · Assessment communication
This Business Education final year project examines adult Student Interpretation of Feedback on Business Assignments. The proposed study centres on consented adult interpretation sessions using de-identified teacher-created examples and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefChemistry Education · Assessment literacy
This Chemistry Education final year project examines how Chemistry Practical Rubrics Describe Measurement and Interpretation. The proposed study centres on approved generic rubrics and public curriculum materials and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefComputer Science Education · Assessment literacy
This Computer Science Education final year project examines observable Criteria in Selected Introductory Programming Rubrics. The proposed study centres on public or authorised rubrics and assignment descriptions and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefEarly Childhood Education · Early numeracy pedagogy
This Early Childhood Education final year project examines teacher Planning for Mathematical Talk during Play Activities. The proposed study centres on consented teacher interviews and lesson plans without identifiable child work and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefEconomics Education · Economics assessment
This Economics Education final year project examines features of Open-Ended Tutorial Questions Used in Introductory Economics. The proposed study centres on authorised de-identified tutorial questions and adult teacher interviews and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefEducational Foundations · Critical pedagogy
This Educational Foundations final year project examines how Selected Education Scholarship Analyses Power in Classroom Relationships. The proposed study centres on peer-reviewed qualitative and theoretical scholarship selected by a documented search and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefEducational Technology · Digital assessment
This Educational Technology final year project examines educator Views on Features That Make Online Feedback Actionable. The proposed study centres on voluntary adult educator interviews and sample non-personal interface screens and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefEnglish Education · English assessment
This English Education final year project examines how English Teachers Define Observable Criteria for Oral Presentations. The proposed study centres on adult teacher interviews and authorised de-identified rubrics and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefFrench Education · French assessment
This French Education final year project examines evidence Elicited by Selected French Tasks for Stated Course Outcomes. The proposed study centres on public or permission-cleared outcomes and de-identified tasks and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
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