Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Teaching and Learning) by Title
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Buildig knowledge and knowers in writing retreats : towards developing the field of higher education teaching and learning
(HESA, 2017)Writing for publication is essential for disseminating research findings, sharing initiatives and innovations with others, and developing the knowledge base of intellectual fields. This study explores the role of writing ... -
Collaborative research in contexts of inequality : the role of social reflexivity
(Springer Verlag, 2017)This article reports on the role and value of social reflexivity in collaborative research in contexts of extreme inequality. Social reflexivity mediates the enablements and constraints generated by the internal and ... -
Critical interdisciplinary dialogues : towards a pedagogy of well-being in STEM disciplines and fields
(HESA, 2018)Students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) globally and in South Africa are generally not in a state of well-being. International and South African research studies show that undergraduate ... -
Experiential Education Conference at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 10–11 November 2020
(African Minds, 2020)Experiential Education as Pedagogy for Social Justice, Praxis and Practice for Shaping 21st‑Century Global Citizen LeadersStellenbosch University’s Division Student Affairs, Centre for Student Leadership, Experiential ... -
Exploring student engagegment practises at a South African university : student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance
(HESA, 2016)Student engagement is one avenue to explore how the experiences within and beyond the classroom impact student persistence behaviours. This article contributes to the sparse research in South Africa on the correlates of ... -
A lesson in listening : is the student voice heard in the rush to incorporate technology into health professions education?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-05)Background. Early indications are that blended learning in health professions education has a positive influence on student satisfaction and learning. This is encouraging, as the call to incorporate technology in teaching ... -
Modelling the pre-assessment learning effects of assessment : evidence in the validity chain
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012-10)OBJECTIVES We previously developed a model of the pre-assessment learning effects of consequential assessment and started to validate it. The model comprises assessment factors, mechanism factors and learning effects. The ... -
Postgraduate research supervision : more at stake than research training
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2010)Is research training of students the key responsibility of postgraduate supervisors? While many academics would agree, supervisory roles might involve more than training postgraduate students. This article argues for the ... -
Professional learning for teaching at a research-intensive university : the need for a ‘care-full’ environment
(HESA, 2018)The participation of academics in professional learning opportunities for teaching plays an important role in promoting the desired outcomes of higher education teaching and learning. If university teachers pursuing a ... -
Put listening to the test : an aid to decision making in language placement
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)Universities and other higher education establishments throughout the world, including South Africa, have become concerned about the academic literacy levels of the students they enrol. The problem at most South African ... -
The relationship between identity, language and teaching and learning in higher education in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2005)The study on the relationship of identity, language and teaching and learning was conducted by a team of eight members at a higher education institution in the Western Cape. The aims of the research were to investigate the ... -
Student affairs in a traumatic year
(JSAA Editors in collaboration with Stellenbosch University and African Sun Media, 2020)The year 2020 is a year that we will remember globally in higher education as having been most unusual, indeed, traumatic. If at the beginning of 2020 the year had a hopeful ring with plenty, as it comes to an end it is ... -
Using a theoretical framework of institutional culture to analyse an institutional strategy document
(University of South Africa Press, 2016)This paper builds on a conceptual analysis of institutional culture in higher education. A theoretical framework was proposed to analyse institutional documents of two higher education institutions in the Western Cape, for ... -
A wake-up call : equity, inequality and Covid-19 emergency remote teaching and learning
(Springer, 2020-09-23)Produced from experiences at the outset of the intense times when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions began in March 2020, this collaborative paper offers the collective reflections and analysis of a group of teaching and ...
