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Student and Lecturer Comments on the Attainment Gap – Implications for practice

Student and Lecturer Comments on the Attainment Gap – Implications for practice. Dr Arinola Adefila Dr Debra Cureton Mr Pliny Soocoormanee. Outline. DiSA Research Overview/Methodology Findings: differing perspectives Academic success: focussing on removing barriers?

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Student and Lecturer Comments on the Attainment Gap – Implications for practice

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  1. Student and Lecturer Comments on the Attainment Gap – Implications for practice Dr Arinola Adefila Dr Debra Cureton Mr Pliny Soocoormanee

  2. Outline • DiSA Research Overview/Methodology • Findings: differing perspectives • Academic success: focussing on removing barriers? • Implications for practice • Teaching and learning • Blended learning • Delivery of distance learning

  3. Data Collection Research Stream 2: Student data What students say help or impede their achievement Research Stream 3: Action research with staff Evaluation of interventions identified by staff to eradicate the gap Advice/Support Engaging Lectures Fair And Consistent Interactive Systems Respect Personal Tutors Motivation Resources Morale Boosting 1st Generation Financial worries University envt Lack Confidence Institutional Inconsistency Alternate Assessments Methods Students Need To Ask Questions Read The Assignment Brief Respect For Lecturer and The Material Put In Effort

  4. STUDENT PERCEPTION ESSENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS between : - Staff and student - Student and staff - Students and University support services RESPECT between - lecturers and Students RECOGNITION of student effort Previous skills/Life skills - With respect to their hard work Difficult social circumstances USEFUL FEEDBACK + RESOURCES - Assessment

  5. LECTURERS PERCEPTION RELATIONSHIPS - One way POOR STUDENT MOTIVATION - Students don’t work hard enough They don’t ask for help They don’t read assignment brief LOW STUDENT SELF CONFIDENCE Students are not willing to take risk – almost seems they are afraid to use their own ideas and thoughts WEAK SOCIAL/CULTURAL CAPITAL BASE Notenough reading knowledge of professional practice

  6. FAMILY /COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS RESPECT KNOWLEDGE RELATIONSHIPS FOLK PEDAGOGIES

  7. Dialogue Real World Analysis Responding to the challenges How do we support students better? Can we create opportunity for two way relationships? How can teachers show that they respect students whilst still retaining the power to assess their learning? Are the students perceptions of their barriers to success justified? Can Lecturing as a professional practice eliminate these barriers?

  8. Will these interventions promote inclusive Change?Are they addressing equity and success for BME students in higher education?How can we embed good practice in our institutions? • * Teaching and learning • * Blended learning • * Delivery of distance learning

  9. Are we focussing on the wrong pieces?Should we be removing barriersOREnabling students to negotiate the barriers?

  10. Contact Details • Dr Arinola Adefila – Project Manager Coventry University ab0191@coventry.ac.uk • Mr Pliny Soocoormanee – Project Worker University of Wolverhampton pliny@wlv.ac.uk • Dr Debra Cureton – Project Manager University of Wolverhampton d.cureton@wlv.ac.uk

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