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Student Success and The Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI). Presentation by Karen Williamson and Jamie Harding. “In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer.
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Student Success and The Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI) Presentation by Karen Williamson and Jamie Harding
“In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer
Double Helix of Learning(McGettrick 2002) Learning Power Achievement Knowledge Skills and Understanding Attitudes, Values, Feelings, Dispositions, Motivation Personal Development
Changing and learning Critical Curiosity Learningrelationships Meaning Making Strategic Awareness Creativity Resilience
Success in the Dispositions to Stay Project Student marks Students returning for the next stage of their programme Students developing their learning dispositions as measured by ELLI Student perceptions that they are developing their learning power
Seven Dimensions of Learning Power • Changing and learning* • Meaning making* • Critical curiosity* • Creativity • Learning relationships • Strategic awareness • Resilience • Being stuck & static • Data accumulation • Passivity • Being rule bound • Isolation & dependence • Being robotic • Fragility and dependence
Quantitative Findings Significant, positive correlations between first year student marks and critical curiosity Significant, positive correlations between first year student marks and changing and learning Negative correlations for some groups with creativity ‘Withdrawers’ higher in strategic awareness and resilience – issue for further study
Gender differences Men scored significantly higher on critical curiosity, resilience and creativity Women had higher mean marks Men achieved significantly higher marks when they scored higher on critical curiosity, changing and learning, and strategic awareness
Qualitative Findings Triangulation in the areas of critical curiosity and changing and learning Students perceived benefits of self-reflection for personal development Students liked the language of ELLI Staff positive, some concerns over practical issues
Where we go from here More focus on withdrawers next year Examining groups high and low in key dimensions Taking on student perspective More international comparisons Production and evaluation of good practice guidebook
Structure of discussion What are the most appropriate initiatives to boost critical curiosity and changing and learning? Should there be a gender specific approach? What are the potential benefits to students of supporting them to reflect on their dispositions to learn? What approach could best realise these potential benefits?