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Mary Roberts Student Learning Support Service

Mary Roberts Student Learning Support Service. Learning and Teaching Strategy Committee Grant Research and Enquiry Skill Project: Undergraduate Research Skill Development. Key points: The current situation. University required to integrate teaching and research.

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Mary Roberts Student Learning Support Service

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  1. Mary RobertsStudent Learning Support Service Learning and Teaching Strategy Committee Grant Research and Enquiry Skill Project: Undergraduate Research Skill Development

  2. Key points: The current situation University required to integrate teaching and research 2009 audit called for revitalisation of discussion Learning and Teaching Strategy committed to revitalisation

  3. Key roles in UG research skill development The teacher The researcher The undergraduates The support team

  4. SLSS role • Part of academic support team • Asked to look at • Undergraduate research skill development • What a VUW UG research skill development framework would look like • What a VUW UGRSD mapping tool would look like • What support could be offered

  5. Lit review findings:Benefits of UG research courses = improved • Confidence • Competence • Satisfaction with study • Technical skill • Team work • Ability to deal with ambiguity and obstacles • Communication skills • Critical thinking skills • Integration & retention of under-represented minority group students

  6. Lit review findings:Generic nature of “research skills” • Communication: • written • oral • Search Strategies • Critical thinking/analysis • Lab and field skills • Understanding how research is done in the discipline • Developing a research question • Becoming independent • Becoming part of a research community • Understanding research processes and methods • Developing teamwork skills • Understanding the primary literature • Persistence and tolerance for obstacles

  7. Research Skill Development Framework

  8. Next steps:Mapping links between teaching and research at Victoria Develop clear guidelines for strengthening teaching /research link Explore recognised potential of UG research skill development as technique for developing this link Identify what support would be useful to staff wishing to incorporate new UGRSD into teaching

  9. Current sources of support

  10. Follow up Anyone interested in participating in ‘research skills mapping exercise’ (on line questionnaire), please contact mary.roberts@vuw.ac.nz

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