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Summary:

Student feedback has appeared in the forefront of higher education quality. Of particular relevance are issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to improve higher education teaching and learning.

Table of Contents:

• Playing broken telephone with student feedback: the possibilities and issues of transformation within a South African case of a collegial rationality model of evaluation / Dina Zoe Belluigi. Contextual background ; Institutional context ; Academic perceptions and the use of student feedback ; Improving quality ; Enabling student 'voice' ; Increasing student ownership ; Educational value for students ; Conclusion: critical concerns arising from this context ; References.
• Listening to students' voices to enhance their experience of university / Mahsood Shah. Introduction ; Method ; Findings ; Discussion ; Conclusion ; References.
• Feedback cycles or evaluation systems? A critical analysis of the current trends in student feedback in Austrian social sciences / Oliver Vettori and Nina Miklavc. Introduction ; The 'peculiar sector': an overview of the Austrian higher education system ; From 'teaching censorship' to 'quality assurance': a brief historical tour of Austrian feedback mechanisms in higher education ; Emerging trends ; Relevance of student feedback in Austrian social sciences ; Notes ; References.
• Synchronous feedback: receiving feedback from international students / Iqbal Akthar. Introduction ; Interactive communication ; Delivering feedback ; Problems with synchronous online feedback ; Conclusion ; Note ; References.
• Using programme-level student feedback: The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Keith Thomas. Introduction ; To what end: quality education ; Institutional context ; Feedback mechanisms and processes ; Student feedback (how, when and to whom) ; Comparative practices in selected programmes ; Response to student feedback ; Key features and future actions ; Reflections on practice ; References.
• Usefulness of student feedback: the Singapore experience / Kim Chuan Goh and Noi Keng Koh. Introduction ; Types and importance of student feedback ; Emotional aspects of learning, personal growth and identity ; Student support and context ; Background to NIE study ; Methodology of NIE study ; Findings of NIE study ; Discussion and implications of NIE study ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgement ; References.
• Teacher perceptions of the introduction of student evaluation of teaching in Japanese tertiary education / Peter Burden. Introduction ; The introduction of student evaluation of teaching (SET) in Japanese tertiary education ; The present study ; Discussion of findings ; Implications: how can evaluation be improved? ; References.
• Improvements to formative feedback: views of staff and students / Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis. Introduction ; Background to the study ; Definitions of feedback ; Staff views on formative feedback provided to students ; Student views on formative feedback provided to them ; Suggestions for improvement in the provision of formative feedback ; Conclusion ; Notes ; References.
• Emerging trends and approaches in the student voice in the social sciences / Chenicheri Sid Nair and Patricie Mertova. Introduction ; Key trends, issues and approaches ; Concluding remarks ; References.

Contributors:

Nair, Chenicheri Sid

Mertova, Patricie, 1975-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Chandos learning and teaching series

Subjects:

Education, Higher — Study and teaching

Social sciences — Study and teaching (Higher)

Student evaluation of curriculum

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

LB2331 .E656 2013eb

ISBNs:

9781780633527 (electronic bk.)
1780633521 (electronic bk.)
9781843346555 [Invalid]
1843346559 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

864899163

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1574985 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11408832