Institute for Academic Development
Institute for Academic Development

May 2020

PTAS projects details and abstracts from the May 2020 round.

Predicting academic attainment in case-based discussion board assessments

A preliminary study to identify factors that predict academic attainment in case-based discussion board assessments in online distance-learning programmes, and participants’ perception of assessment value.

Using 3D-printing technology to create novel simulator models

Using 3D-printing technology to create novel simulator models for the performance of cerebrospinal fluid sampling

J-YAP Inter-University Support Project

J-YAP Inter-University Support Project

Assessment Literacy for Graduate Attribute Enhancement (ALGAE) in Biomedical Sciences

Assessment Literacy for Graduate Attribute Enhancement (ALGAE) in Biomedical Sciences

Supporting criteria-based marking

Supporting criteria-based marking

Promoting support to succeed and progress

Promoting support to succeed and progress, by evaluating student experiences that nurture an environment of inclusivity.

Personal Values in Postgraduate University Student Engagement

Personal Values in Postgraduate University Student Engagement: a Creative Participatory Action Research Project

Through the patient's eyes: using virtual reality to teach empathy to medical and nursing students

Through the patient's eyes: using virtual reality to teach empathy to medical and nursing students.

Aligning skills, assessments and feedback: a programme-level scheme

Aligning skills, assessments and feedback: a programme-level scheme