This paper describes an evidence-based quality assurance system for teaching and learning, which takes as its starting point a well-researched theoretical perspective on student learning in higher education. We argue this explicit use of a relevant theoretical base promotes coherence between quality assurance and improvement processes. We outline the principal features of our university’s quali...

Students’ experiences of their learning and the teaching in the subjects they are studying are one of the more ubiquitous sources of information about the quality of teaching for institutions and individual academics. The results are used in the design of new courses and degree programs, as evidence for promotions and awards, and for various policy decisions. The study described in this paper u...

This paper takes into consideration of the problems discovered in the teaching evaluation data statistics over the years in Changchun University of Science and Technology and cooperates with related departments to conduct a questionnaire survey on an online evaluation of teaching, with the purpose of detecting cognition of students in evaluation of teaching at present, the effect and problems e...

The Quality Teaching Research and Development Project (QTR&D) was funded by the Ministry of Education. The exploratory project was developed collaboratively between the ministry, university academics, research facilitators, schools, teachers, students and their communities. The tenet was that teacher inquiry, supported by productive learning partnerships, is a critical contributing factor to im...

In order to improve teaching level, quality and effect, much attention has been paid to the tendency of research teaching being one part of teaching reform in higher education field. However, teachers’ dominance mustn’t be ignored in our efforts of research teaching reform. Therefore, this paper studies and analyzes the conduction of research teaching and its problems in order to further promot...

In this research article we share our vision of how to improve student mathematics success in rural districts. Good teaching matters. We have found two recurring features that can support teachers' success in effectively teaching students mathematics: high-quality, longitudinal professional development and professional connections. We partner with rural districts and master teachers to offer lo...

The study is conducted to figure out the relationship between procrastinating behavior, and the instructor’s teaching behavior perceived by the learners in University e-learning setting and classroom community sense, class environment in the e-learning situation. Objects of the study are 367 students attending e-learning classes in C University located in Daejeon. The test data from Teaching Im...