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Direct linkBroughan, Christine; Prinsloo, Paul – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Student data, whether in the form of engagement data, assignments or examinations, form the foundation for assessment and evaluation in higher education. As higher education institutions progressively move to blended and online environments, we have access to, not only more data than before, but also a greater variety of demographic and…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Student Centered Learning, Student Empowerment, Data Collection
Nguyen, Quan; Rienties, Bart; Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Although the attainment gap between black and minority ethnic (BME) students and white students has persisted for decades, the potential causes of these disparities are highly debated. The emergence of learning analytics allows researchers to understand how students engage in learning activities based on their digital traces in a naturalistic…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Racial Differences
Li, Nai; Marsh, Vicky; Rienties, Bart; Whitelock, Denise – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
A vast body of research has indicated the importance of distinguishing new vs. continuing students' learning experiences in blended and online environments. Continuing learners may have developed learning and coping mechanisms for "surviving" in such learning environments, while new learners might still need to adjust their learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning
Sun, Haoda; Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
Recent research on student learning in higher education has identified clear associations between variations in students' perceptions of the academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. This study investigated a general theoretical model linking students' demographic characteristics, perceptions and study behaviour with measures…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Business Education, Higher Education
Walker, Mirabelle – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
The research described here investigated the quality and characteristics of peer feedback given on a draft piece of writing in the context of an undergraduate summative assignment. It also investigated whether the recipients made use of the feedback, with the aim of discovering whether some types of feedback were used in preference to others. The…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Summative Evaluation
Richardson, John Thomas Edwin – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
At UK institutions of higher education, the academic attainment of White students tends to be higher than that of students from other ethnic groups. The present study confirmed this trend in students who were taking courses by distance learning with the UK's Open University. It was apparent in students of all ages apart from the youngest, and it…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Academic Achievement, Minority Groups
Jelfs, Anne; Kelly, Patrick – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
This paper discusses the evaluation of Web-based tools to support Personal Development Planning (PDP) in order to illustrate issues associated with the introduction and assessment of the effectiveness of online resources. The aims of the evaluation were based on concerns about the very complex situation that offering online resources including PDP…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Open Universities, Instructional Design, Internet
Harvey, Morag; Slaughter, Tim – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
The Open University (OU) is the UK's largest university, with over 200,000 people studying, part time and at a distance, a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and packs. Research and development carried out at the OU's Centre for Outcomes-Based Education (COBE), has provided a new way of enabling students to be accredited at higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Qualifications, Credits
