Research into student perceptions and experiences of research informed teaching

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Research into student perceptions and experiences
of research informed teaching

• Lindsay Davies Helen Puntha Dr Chris
  RoyleNottingham Trent University

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Context research informed teaching at Nottingham
Trent
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Framework

• Strategy.
• HEFCE Funding for teaching enhanced by research.
• Working Party for Research-Teaching.
• Learning and Teaching Enhancement Strategy.

• Research-Teaching Initiatives.
• Audit.
• Student research.
• SPUR.
• Research mentor scheme.
• PG Dip Research-informed teaching.

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Griffiths 2004
Research-oriented teaching Learning how to do
research
Research-led teaching Learning about others
research
Research-based teaching Curriculum is largely
designed around inquiry-based activities
Research-informed teaching Teaching draws on
systematic inquiry into learning teaching
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Methods

• Staff audit survey
• Staff interviews
• Student survey
• Student focus groups
• Other data, e.g. RIT roundtable

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Findings motivations to study
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Findings awareness of research
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Findings conceptions of RTN
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Findings RTN and learning outcomes
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Selected reflections

• Positive conceptions of RTN
• They (staff) know exactly what they are talking
  about, and can therefore have valid opinions on a
  topic
• Relating the course material to actual data
  enforces it so much more

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Selected reflections

• Negative conceptions of RTN
• ...some aspects taught to us by staff carrying
  out research were irrelevant to our own work
• (staff) are very knowledgeable but cannot put
  this across

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Selected reflections

• Relevance of RTN to employability
• When I am further down the line, my research
  findings will help, but they are not relevant in
  the early stages of my new career there are
  higher priorities
• ...research in itself does not often form a big
  part of ones working life

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Conclusions implications