Using the tutorial system to improve the quality of feedback to students in large class teaching

Snowball, Jeanette D; Sayigh, Elizabeth

Title: Using the tutorial system to improve the quality of feedback to students in large class teaching
Creator: Snowball, Jeanette D
Creator: Sayigh, Elizabeth
Date Issued: 2007
Date: 2007
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70848
Identifier: vital:29752
Description: In many universities, economics teachers now face the challenge of dealing with large, diverse classes, especially at undergraduate level. A common concern is the non-attendance at lectures of unmotivated (conscript) students. This paper presents the results of a student assessment of a macroeconomics 1 course, coupled with a self-assessment of their own input into the course. The results obtained, using an econometric model, suggest that what students do outside of lectures is equally, or more, important than lecture attendance itself. The paper concludes by examining the possibility of using peer assessed group learning as a feasible way to encourage deep learning in large classes.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: South African Journal of Higher Education
Relation: Snowball, J.D. and Sayigh, E., 2007. Using the tutorial system to improve the quality of feedback to students in large class teaching. South African Journal of Higher Education, 21(2), pp.321-333.
Relation: South African Journal of Higher Education volume 21 number 2 321 333 January 2007 1011-3487
Rights: South African Journal of Higher Education
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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