Discipline-based Research into Student Learning in English, Law, Social Work, Computer Skills for Linguists, Women's Studies, Creative Writing: How Can It Inform Our Teaching?.

Wisker, Gina; Tiley, Jillanda; Watkins, Mary; Waller, Sharon; Thomas, Julian; Wisker, Alistair

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ628379

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1470-3297

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Discipline-based Research into Student Learning in English, Law, Social Work, Computer Skills for Linguists, Women's Studies, Creative Writing: How Can It Inform Our Teaching?

Wisker, Gina; Tiley, Jillanda; Watkins, Mary; Waller, Sharon; Thomas, Julian; Wisker, Alistair

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v38 n2 p183-202 May 2001

Describes action research conducted at two universities in the United Kingdom to discover how students learn in different disciplines. Results of questionnaires and focus group interviews are presented that discuss how learning takes place; different learning outcome demands of different disciplines; and differences in knowledge structures, epistemologies, and discourse. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Objectives, Epistemology, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Learning Processes, Questionnaires, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A