Exploring Staff and Student Perceptions of Learning Resources in Physical Sciences

Braidwood, Nia; Plana, Daniela

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a significant diversification of learning resources and teaching methods and in its aftermath different approaches have been taken across science education in HE. Within this work we explored staff and student preference for learning resources, using anonymous online questionnaires. It was found that a hybrid approach to resources was preferred, with in-person lectures rating higher than their online counterparts. Engagement emerged as the overarching theme, with differences between staff and student perceptions of student engagement identified; in particular, students consistently rated their own engagement with resources higher than what staff perceived.

Citation

Braidwood, N., & Plana, D. (2024). Exploring Staff and Student Perceptions of Learning Resources in Physical Sciences. New Directions in the Teaching of Natural Sciences, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtns.vi19.4468

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 22, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jul 22, 2024
• Publication Date: Jul 22, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 6, 2024
• Journal: New Directions in the Teaching of Natural Sciences
• Electronic ISSN: 2753-4138
• Publisher: University of Leicester Open Journals
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtns.vi19.4468
• Keywords: learning resources, online learning, student engagement
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/880332
• Additional Information: Information found indicates that this is an Open Journal (the publisher of this journal is 'University of Leicester Open Journals' - I suspect this means the journal and article is Gold OA.; ; Found on the following link;; Open Publishing at Leicester; University of Leicester is committed to community-led open access publishing. We support staff and students in publishing a number of open access journals.; ; Open access policy; All our journals publish full, immediate open access content.; ; https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/open-journals