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Academic quality & standards
208 pieces carry this tag, newest first.
Revealed: what different types of students think of SUs
27/10/20
How to respond to the NSS review consultation
21/10/20
Do teaching fellowships improve teaching for students?
11/09/20
Is this the secret to improving feedback for students?
21/08/20
What does Quality mean in the age of coronavirus?
03/07/20
What on earth is “graduate outcomes” data and why should SUs care?
24/06/20
Can we (and should we) measure how much students learn?
18/06/20
The essential findings in this year’s Student Academic Experience Survey
11/06/20
QAA has guidance out on courses and assessment next year
03/06/20
QAA has published briefings on years abroad and placements
31/05/20
Learning through successful feedback
14/05/20
What do students want from assessment feedback?
12/05/20
What do students think about the so-called “value for money” agenda?
24/04/20
QAA has guidance out on practice and lab-based assessment
07/04/20
QAA has guidance out on academic standards and supporting student achievement
07/04/20
Key points from QAA’s guidance on Covid-19 and the student learning experience
24/03/20
Unbiased, reliable, and valid student evaluations can still be unfair
28/02/20
Revealed: The big differences in student satisfaction between types of student
19/02/20
Revealed: what different types of students think of SUs
19/02/20
“Inappropriate influence” and the NSS
28/01/20
It’s all coming up – ten things we think will happen next term
11/12/19
Thorny issues to think through in the run up to industrial action
18/11/19
What (and where) on earth is TNE?
16/10/19
Could moderation make marking fairer and mean more consistent feedback?
09/10/19
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