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Understanding Undergraduates - Challenging our preconceptions of student success (Paperback, New)
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Understanding Undergraduates - Challenging our preconceptions of student success (Paperback, New)
Series: SEDA Series
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Most university teachers have ideas about the typical good or
not-so-good student in their classes, but rarely do they share
these thoughts with others. By keeping quiet about the
preconceptions - or stereotypes - they harbour, teachers put
themselves at risk of missing key evidence to help them revise
their beliefs; more importantly, they may fail to notice students
in real need of their support and encouragement. In this unique
work, the authors explore UK and US university teachers' beliefs
about their students' performance and reveal which beliefs are
well-founded, which are mistaken, which mask other underlying
factors, and what they can do about them. So is it true, for
instance, that British Asian students find medicine more difficult
than their white counterparts, or that American students with
sports scholarships take their studies less seriously? Is it the
case that students who sit at the front of the lecture hall get
better grades than those who sit at the back? By comparing
students' demographic data and their actual performance with their
teachers' expectations, the authors expose a complex picture of
multiple factors affecting performance. They also contrast
students' comments about their own study habits with their views on
what makes a good learner. For each preconception, they offer clear
advice on how university teachers can redesign their courses,
introduce new activities and assignments and communicate effective
learning strategies that students will be able to put into
practice. Finally, the authors explore the ramifications of
teachers' beliefs and suggest actions that can be taken at the
level of the institution, department or programme and in
educational development events, designed to level the playing field
so that students have a more equitable chance of success. Ideal for
both educational developers and university teachers, this book:
reveals general tendencies and findings that will inform
developers' own work with university teachers, provides practical
guidance and solutions for university teachers to be able to
identify and address students' actual - rather than assumed -
needs, explores means of addressing and challenging people's
natural tendency to rely on preconceived ideas and stereotypes, and
explains an action research method that educational developers can
use on their own campuses to unravel some of the local
preconceptions that may be hampering student success.
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