ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Assessment and Learning Lab
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Assessment and Learning Lab conducts research into how people learn, how best to assess the products and process of learning, and how feedback can lead to long-term learning gain. The lab is based within the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Institute of Education.
Our research
Our research focuses on the process and practice of education, seeking to explore how best to facilitate and sustain learning in a diverse range of contexts. Central to the facilitation and sustainability of learning are assessment and feedback, which form a particular area of interest of the Assessment and Learning Lab.
Some of our current projects are seeking to answer the questions:
How do people learn?
- How effective is peer collaboration?
- How should we teach study skills?
- How can virtual reality support learning?
- How effective is inclusive education?
How should we assess the products and process of learning?
- How can assessment promote the development of self-regulation?
- How do markers reach judgements when grading work?
- How should external examiners be trained?
How can feedback lead to long-term learning gain?
- How does the brain process feedback information?
- How can we facilitate student learning through feedback?
- How is feedback communicated?
- What factors influence student engagement with feedback?
Funders
Our research has been funded by the following organisations.
Feedback Engagement and Tracking at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (FEATS)
Developing Engagement with Feedback Toolkit (DEFT)
Developing Engagement with Feedback Toolkit (DEFT) 16-19
Assessment brief (staff)
Assessment brief (students)
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Latest article from the lab: and outline an approach to gathering and analysing multi-le…
Latest article from the lab: the latest installment in our experimental research on people's memory for feedback in…
Congratulations to on the publication of the first article from her PhD!