Title :
Curricular unit specification for programme assessment: Fostering teacher reflection, while improving course catalogues
Author :
Barros, Joao Paulo
Author_Institution :
Escola Super. de Tecnol. e Gestao, Inst. Politec. de Beja, Beja, Portugal
fDate :
Oct. 31 2013-Nov. 1 2013
Abstract :
Reflective teaching is widely acknowledged as fundamental to improve practices leading to improved student learning. Presently, programmes are being assessed at several different levels, locally, or even countrywide. In this paper, we take as a starting point the template that all Portuguese higher education institutions have to fill for each curricular unit, for programme assessment purposes, and propose a more precise and informative format. Based on the literature, we argue this new template format fosters teacher reflection and provides additional and easier to compare data for accreditation boards, and the whole education community, most notably, students.
Keywords :
educational courses; educational institutions; further education; teaching; Portuguese higher education institutions; course catalogue improvement; curricular unit specification; education community; programme assessment; reflective teaching; student learning improvement; teacher reflection; Bibliographies; Coherence; Engineering education; Europe; Force; Proposals; alignment; course design; courses; curricula; syllabus;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education (CISPEE), 2013 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1219-3
DOI :
10.1109/CISPEE.2013.6701984