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School Of Culinary Arts And Food Technology Round Up 2015, Frank Cullen Jan 2015

School Of Culinary Arts And Food Technology Round Up 2015, Frank Cullen

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A busy year in the School calendar continues to place us as a first choice destination for food and beverage educational. This year the School has achieved outstanding results both nationally and internationally and celebrated at our special awards night organised by James Murphy; Ann-Marie Dunne; John Clancy, Mike O Connor and Anna Cruickshank.


Students' Views On Assessment, Fiona Mcsweeney Jan 2014

Students' Views On Assessment, Fiona Mcsweeney

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The aim of the study was to explore the views and experiences of students in a Social Science department in an institute of higher education. All undergraduate students were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. 258 valid questionnaire were returned and analysed to ascertain students’ opinions on the purpose of assessment, how prepared they felt for assessments, their experiences and views of formative feedback and their reactions to grades. Findings show that while students have completed a good range of assessment types and show awareness of the learning potential of assessments they do not feel they understand lecturers’ expectations nor are …