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Subject: Assessing first year learning

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Jim Baxter
Posts: 17
31/05/2007 12:43  
Breaking News...

Delegates might like to know of the information I have just received. The average exam mark for my first year psychology students this year is 57%, up from 51% last year when there was no online collaborative learning scheme. Of course, it's much too early to say that the difference is a result of that scheme. We'll be testing that hypothesis over the coming weeks.
Derek Rowntree
Posts: 35
31/05/2007 12:51  
Was the percentage of enrolled students taking the exam about the same as last year, Jim?
Jim Baxter
Posts: 17
31/05/2007 13:07  
Derek, it was about the same, maybe 20 fewer. That mark includes all students who took the class as an elective only and who therefore needed only 40% to get the credits they wanted. Our first task will be to compare students wishing to continue with psychology with their counterparts from last year.
Janet Taylor
Posts: 10
31/05/2007 13:29  
This is indeed exciting news Jim...I look forward to hearing more about the details when they come to pass..:)
Catherine Owen
Posts: 27
31/05/2007 13:56  
Great news Jim - I look forward to hearing more.
Derek Rowntree
Posts: 35
31/05/2007 14:40  
Well done, Jim; truly encouraging. Very best wishes for the next run of the course.
Mary Welsh
Posts: 12
31/05/2007 22:46  
I can endorse Jim's view of the success of collaborative learning. The arithmetic mean score of the written part of oue BEd 1 Educational Studies Exam rose from 59% in 2006 to 70% in 2007! In an end of crse questionnaire 72% of students "Agreed" or "Strongly agreed" that collaborative working helped their learning.
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