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Discourses and practices in teaching methods and assessment: Insights from an early career academic

Gopinath, Deepak

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© The Author(s) 2015. Translating the purposes of education into practice is particularly challenging for those who are new or have recently entered academia. By reflecting on my first years of teaching in higher education, I discuss two key aspects of my teaching practice: shifts in choice of teaching methods and a critique of different forms of assessment. Through the discussion, I argue that a teacher needs to be reflective on both these aspects and that such reflection needs to be carried out so that the student develops into a “self-directing,” “self-monitoring,” and “self-correcting” individual. At the end of the discussion, the relevance of a “project-based learning” approach starts to become significant in taking my pedagogical practice forward.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2015
Publication Date Jan 1, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 18, 2017
Publicly Available Date Sep 18, 2017
Journal SAGE Open
Print ISSN 2158-2440
Electronic ISSN 2158-2440
Publisher SAGE Publications (UK and US)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015573371
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/837471
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015573371
Contract Date Sep 18, 2017

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