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Invited Submission To The Parliament Of Victoria Education And Training Committee Inquiry Into Geographical Differences In The Rate In Which Victorian Students Participate In Higher Education, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards
Invited Submission To The Parliament Of Victoria Education And Training Committee Inquiry Into Geographical Differences In The Rate In Which Victorian Students Participate In Higher Education, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards
Dr Daniel Edwards
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Development And Piloting Of The Victoria University Student Dividend, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards
Development And Piloting Of The Victoria University Student Dividend, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards
Dr Daniel Edwards
The VU Student Dividend reflects a new approach to improving learning in Australian tertiary education. It is a landmark study that sets an important precedent, being the first institution level assessment of learning outcomes conducted to monitor and improve the quality of education. The Victoria University (VU) Student Dividend was conceptualised by VU, and developed and implemented by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). The student assessment and graduate survey were piloted in 2008. The VU Student Dividend reflects an assessment of the extent to which VU’s courses and programs prepare students and graduates to engage productively in the …
Postgraduate Research Experience 2007 : The Report Of The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates, B Guthrie, S Nesteroff
Postgraduate Research Experience 2007 : The Report Of The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates, B Guthrie, S Nesteroff
Dr Daniel Edwards
Each year, graduates of Australian higher education institutions who have completed a doctoral or research masters degree are invited by their institution and Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) to respond to the Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) about four months after graduation. This report presents the results from the eighth PREQ survey conducted since 1999. The PREQ asks graduates to respond to 28 statements about seven aspects of their research degree. The first 27 statements measure the quality of supervision, the intellectual climate of the department in which the respondent studied, the development of generic skills, the quality of the infrastructure …
Address To The Annual General Meeting, ‘Science And Maths Postgraduates In Australia – Project Outcomes And Update', Daniel Edwards
Address To The Annual General Meeting, ‘Science And Maths Postgraduates In Australia – Project Outcomes And Update', Daniel Edwards
Dr Daniel Edwards
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Enhancing International Student Engagement In Australian Higher Education - Evidence From The 2007 Australasian Survey Of Student Engagement, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates
Enhancing International Student Engagement In Australian Higher Education - Evidence From The 2007 Australasian Survey Of Student Engagement, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates
Dr Daniel Edwards
This analysis of data from the inaugural Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) sheds light on the engagement and experiences of undergraduate international students in Australia. This paper first examines the differences in individual characteristics of international and domestic students, and explores disparities in specific areas of course engagement and university experiences of international students when compared to their domestic classmates. The paper then focuses on the six scales of student engagement used in the AUSSE and shows that there are differences within the international student cohort depending on field of study, year level and family education history. It concludes …
Graduate Course Experience 2007 : The Report Of The Course Experience Questionnaire, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates, B Guthrie, S Nesteroff
Graduate Course Experience 2007 : The Report Of The Course Experience Questionnaire, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates, B Guthrie, S Nesteroff
Dr Daniel Edwards
This report analyses the course experience perceptions of those graduates who completed the requirements for a coursework degree from an Australian higher education institution in 2006 and who responded to the 2007 Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). It is the fifteenth report in a series that began in 1993 but it may also be considered to be the sixth in a new series of reports on the expanded CEQ because the structure of the questionnaire since 2002 differs considerably from earlier versions. Several further revisions have been incorporated into this report, such as a greater emphasis on results pertaining to postgraduate …