Teaching and Learning Reforms in Vietnamese Higher Education: Students’ Experiences
Teaching and Learning Reforms in Vietnamese Higher Education: Students’ Experiences
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Working paper no. 93Pagination
1-25ISSN
2398-564XLanguage
engResearch statement
Background Student experiences are important resources to inform the improvement of the quality of higher education teaching, learning and management activities. In the case of Vietnam, a series of teaching-learning reforms have been conducted since the 2000s, amidst many other reforms in the higher education system, following the Higher Education Reform Agenda (2005). All changes as a result of such reforms may affect students’ experiences with their university education. Unfortunately, there have not been any studies about teaching learning reforms in Vietnamese higher education, taking into students’ experiences to enhance educational quality. Contribution In this publication, we explore the following aspects: • building a learning environment support provided to first-year students • the operation of the credit-based training system • the implementation of a student-centered teaching approach • the use of ICT in teaching and learning • the effectiveness of imported programs • the use of student-centered assessment practices • the implementation of internship programs • the execution of extra-curricular activities to develop students’ employability skills • the added values of Vietnamese higher education Significance The results suggested overall positive student experiences with the teachinglearning reforms. The studies also revealed several obstacles to the reforms related to students’ learning attitudes, teacher beliefs and expertise, and leadership and management capacity. Some socio-cultural and systemic factors were identified as inhibitors to the reforms. Based on the results, we discuss and develop a framework for teaching and learning reforms that place students’ learning experience in the heart of on-campus and off-campus activities, setting “ecologies” conducive to students’ learning.Publication classification
A6 Research report/technical paperPublisher
Centre for Global Higher EducationPlace of publication
Oxford, Eng.Series
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