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Simple techniques for a more inclusive curriculum
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posted on 2016-01-01, 00:00 authored by Mary Dracup, Tanya KingTanya King, Juliet AustinJuliet AustinStudents from low-socioeconomic status or non-English speaking backgrounds, or who have a disability, are Indigenous, or live in a remote area all generally score lower than average grades in Australian higher education. Deakin University’s Faculty of Arts & Education trialled a range of inclusive curriculum strategies in two units during 2015, with the aims of finding and embedding techniques that worked to improve learning outcomes of students in these groups, and at the same time building staff capacity in delivering inclusive curriculum. Staff from across academic and professional divisions collaborated to develop the techniques. This presentation outlines the techniques trialled, their varying impacts and critical success factors, as identified through quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods. Richly annotated readings, visual format seminar papers, and a formative peer assessment activity were found to be the most successful techniques. The presentation also describes briefly the staff capacity-building approach, based on activity systems theory.
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Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success. Conference (2016 : Perth, Western Australia)Pagination
1 - 5Publisher
[The Conference]Location
Perth, Western AustraliaPlace of publication
[Perth, W. A.]Start date
2016-06-29End date
2016-07-02Language
engPublication classification
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K Nelson, R FieldTitle of proceedings
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