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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Benchmarking learning and teaching: developing a method |
Author: | Henderson-Smart, C. Winning, T. Gerzina, T. King, S. Hyde, S. |
Citation: | Quality Assurance in Education, 2006; 14(2):143-155 |
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0968-4883 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cheryl Henderson-Smart, Tracey Winning, Tania Gerzina, Shalinie King, Sarah Hyde |
Abstract: | Purpose – To develop a method for benchmarking teaching and learning in response to an institutional need to validate a new program in Dentistry at the University of Sydney, Australia. Design/methodology/approach – After a collaborative partner, University of Adelaide, was identified, the areas of teaching and learning to be benchmarked, PBL approach and assessment, were established. A list of quality indicators for these aspects of teaching and learning were first developed conceptually and then validated by the literature. Then, using a quality enhancement framework, levels of achievement for each indicator were developed. Findings – The findings are represented as a set of tables. These were mutually developed with the benchmarking partner and represent an agreed model for a benchmarking project to progress to the next stages of implementation and evaluation. Practical implications – This model can be adapted for any benchmarking project in all levels of education; primary, secondary, tertiary and continuing. Originality/value – The issue of benchmarking is high on the educational agenda, especially in higher education. The literature reports on a number of projects but with no clear explanation of a method for benchmarking. The fact that this model is evidence-based in its approach and that it focuses on learning and teaching, also marks it as original and a significant development in this area. |
Keywords: | Teaching Learning Quality Benchmarking Higher education |
Description: | Copyright © 2006 Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
DOI: | 10.1108/09684880610662024 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09684880610662024 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Dentistry publications |
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