Tag: BIOSI
Following the Autumn and Spring semester examination boards, the performance of each student is evaluated by the Year 1 and Year 2 coordinators as part of the procedure of Academic Progress Review for Year 1 and Year 2 students. This is now named “Academic Progress Review and Feedback” to emphasise to students the role of [...]
Following the Autumn and Spring semester examination boards, the performance of each student is evaluated by the Year 1 and Year 2 coordinators as part of the procedure of Academic Progress Review for Year 1 and Year 2 students. This is now named “Academic Progress Review and Feedback” to emphasise to students the role of [...]
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Diagnostic tests and competencies in BIOSI
We have introduced the use of diagnostic tests for key academic skills, and plan to expand these in future years to include other areas as well as providing a transcript of key competencies. These tests provide essential feedback for students on their competence in fundamental skills such as maths, written skills and comprehension, and identifies [...]
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Introductory study skills sessions for Year 1 students in BIOSI
We would recommend the use of introductory sessions during enrolment week for new students, covering study skills. There is an increasing gap between what is required of an undergraduate student in terms of approaches to studying, and what is provided to students at school. Managing the transition from one educational culture to another should be [...]
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Introductory study skills sessions for Year 1 students in BIOSI
We would recommend the use of introductory sessions during enrolment week for new students, covering study skills. There is an increasing gap between what is required of an undergraduate student in terms of approaches to studying, and what is provided to students at school. Managing the transition from one educational culture to another should be [...]
Practice Snippets: Staff development and Peer Review of Learning and Teaching:
PRLT to review learning support materials in BIOSI
We have revised our process of PRLT to focus specifically on the provision of learning support, specifically the provision of effective feedback and the provision of support materials for lectures via Blackboard (such as podcasts, vodcasts, quizzes etc.). BIOSI (APRE) 2008/09 Beatrix Fahnert
We recommend identifying and supporting practices which emphasise the tangible benefits to students of exceptional performance during the course of the degree. It is important to focus as much attention on challenging high-achieving students as with supporting weaker students. BIOSI (APRE) 2008/09 Prof. Bernard Moxham, Dr Stephen Rutherford
The effect of the Standards Panel in normalising examination outcomes between modules has been shown clearly. Increased equity between modules is important for providing a fair and appropriate experience for our students. BIOSI (APRE)2008/09 Dr Stephen Rutherford
This panel has remit of monitoring academic standards in the school and evaluates data on student performance on individual modules, progression rates and degree class outcomes with the aim of achieving greater consistency across modules and schemes. It also monitors degree class outcomes in the School in comparison with other selected Russell Group universities. BIOSI [...]
Practice Snippets: First Year Experience, Recruitment, Retention and Induction:
Supervised online enrolment and pre-enrolment in BIOSI
Our experience suggests that having students complete online pre-enrolment and enrolment under supervision greatly increases the student experience by reducing errors and misunderstandings. Without a supervised process there would be considerably more time involved in following up students who either do not complete the process or who do so incorrectly. We would recommend this process [...]
Contacts: Isabelle Durance (BIOSI), Durancei@cardiff.ac.uk Xianfang Sun (COMSC), Xianfang.sun@cs.cf.ac.uk