Tag: W – Wellbeing

Katy Burgess1,2, Anca Dobrescu2, and Jess Fielding2 1 Cardiff University, 2 University of Bristol We previously wrote a blog explaining benefits of retrieval. While there is a wealth of research demonstrating the benefits of testing for learning and long-term memory formation, there is less understanding about students’ experience of regular testing. There are a variety… Continue reading Regular testing: Part 2: Regular testing increases student motivation and self-efficacy

Katy Burgess, Cardiff University  Testing is a loaded term. When people think of testing, they think of assessment. Anxiety. Stress. Judgement. A number, meant to capture how good or bad your knowledge is on a particular topic.   But what if I told you that we should not see testing as a form of assessment? We… Continue reading Regular testing: Part 1: Test your students regularly

Dr Lisa Gorton, Course Director at Leeds Beckett University  Presenting at the ANTF 2024 symposium was immensely beneficial. I shared our new progressive curriculum design and received constructive feedback from aspiring and existing NTFs alike, which led to further improvements.  Inspired to design a curriculum based on the central principles of Freire’s critical pedagogy (1970),… Continue reading Wayfinding for curriculum designers: Building new directions within the performative academy