Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement?

The fragile generation and the coddling of young minds

Jonathan Haidt tells Matthew Reisz how a moral culture of ‘safetyism’ took root in today’s students, who view the use of any word that can cause offence as an act of violence

By Matthew Reisz

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Researchers on floating coloured circles

Are research institutes islands of excellence?

Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better strategy

By Rachael Pells

23 August

Does the inspirational teacher still have a place in today’s academy?

Lincoln Allison was inspired to teach by academics who loved what they did and communicated this to students. But has all passion for teaching been eliminated by creeping assessment and instrumentalism?

By Lincoln Allison

2 August

External examiners: expert viewpoint or out of date?

Real challenge from an outside expert can propel valuable change, but do external examiners still provide a valuable critical eye for the marketised UK university sector? Six scholars offer their views

By Robert Eaglestone

26 July

Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement?

The political craving for simple measures of learning gain is neither pedagogically informed nor sufficiently nuanced. Alex Forsythe, Carol Evans, Camille Kandiko Howson and Corony Edwards argue that only by changing focus will the concept become useful

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Learning gain: political expedient or meaningful measurement?

The political craving for simple measures of learning gain is neither pedagogically informed nor sufficiently nuanced. Alex Forsythe, Carol Evans, Camille Kandiko Howson and Corony Edwards argue that only by changing focus will the concept become useful

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Related articles

The fragile generation and the coddling of young minds

Are research institutes islands of excellence?

Does the inspirational teacher still have a place in today’s academy?

External examiners: expert viewpoint or out of date?

Related universities

King’s College London

University of Liverpool

University of Southampton

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