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Direct linkKember, David; Hong, Celina; Ho, Amaly – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2013
The study looks at issues around the power of the hidden curriculum of assessment and its effects on student behaviour. The assessment regime at school level has an impact on study approaches at university level, and if we are to help students to make the transition from school to university, then it is important that we understand the beliefs and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Kember, David – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
Many academics see themselves primarily as experts in their discipline and hold content-oriented conceptions of teaching. It can then be difficult to persuade them to adopt forms of teaching incorporating active student engagement, even though there is evidence for the effectiveness of such forms of learning. This article describes a…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Higher Education, Active Learning, Educational Quality
Kember, David; Ho, Amber; Hong, Celina – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
This article reports findings from a study which interviewed 36 undergraduate students about aspects of the teaching and learning environment which motivated or demotivated their study. It was found that students were motivated by a teaching environment characterized by eight main elements. This article reports in detail on the element of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Advanced Courses, Student Attitudes, Interviews
Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y. P. – Studies in Higher Education, 2005
Surveys at a university in Hong Kong indicated that graduates of discrete part-time programmes perceived significantly higher development in eight out of nine graduate capabilities than their counterparts in full-time programmes. Several possible explanations are considered and rejected. The conventional view that capabilities are nurtured through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Structural Equation Models
Peer reviewedSivan, Atara; Leung, Roberta Wong; Woon, Chi-ching; Kember, David – Innovations in Education and Training International, 2000
Examines the effectiveness of active learning implemented in two undergraduate programs at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Discusses student attitudes and the Study Process Questionnaire that measured student approaches to learning and reports that active learning helped in the development of independent learning skills and the ability to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
Leung, Doris Y. P.; Kember, David – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The expansion in the number of people entering higher education has resulted in a substantial increase in the proportion of students enrolling in nontraditional modes, such as part-time study. This study examined the question of whether part-time study curtails the development of the types of intellectual capabilities needed for a knowledge-based…
Descriptors: Full Time Students, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Part Time Students
