PROJECT
Making the invisible visible: Illuminating undergraduate learning outcomes beyond content and skill
Educational outcomes
Creative Arts,
Social and Behavioural Science
Status
Completed: 3 March 2019
Project Details
A three-year project that explored undergraduate learning outcomes beyond content and skills acquisition. A collaboration between The University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington.
Aims:
The aims of the project included:
- identifying educational learning outcomes of undergraduate students
- developing tools to observe, analyse and report these outcomes
- enabling staff to use these tools in their practice.
Methodology:
The methodology of the research project featured:
- student surveys with 800 undergraduates in the disciplines of psychology, chemistry, law, dance studies, English and music
- 17 academic interviews across six disciplines
- at least two employer interviews from each discipline.
Team
Dr Barbara Kensington-Miller
University of Auckland
Dr Alys Longley
The University of Auckland
Dr Amanda Gilbert
Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Sean Strum
University of Auckland
Andrea Mead
The University of Auckland
Alison Cleland
The University of Auckland
Dr Bernadette Knewstubb
Victoria University of Wellington
Tom Cairns
Research Assistant
The University of AucklandStatus
Funding
$300,000.00 (excl GST)
$150,000.00
National Project Fund
$150,000.00
The University of Auckland
Key Findings
Key Recommendations
A report prepared by The University of Auckland, Victoria University and Auckland University of Technology.
- 1 June 2019