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Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education (2017)
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Sambell, K., Brown, S., & Graham, L. (2017). Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. Palgrave Macmillan

This book acts as a highly practical guide for new and experienced lecturers, learning supporters and leaders in Higher Education; and offers plentiful examples and vignettes showing how learning can be brought to life through activity and engagement... Read More about Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education.

Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students (2010)
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Sambell, K., Gibson, M., & Miller, S. (2010). Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students. (2nd edition). SAGE Publications

Covering all the key themes, different theoretical views and approaches to studying childhood and early childhood, this book guides you through your course, telling you exactly what is expected of you throughout your studies. It will ensure you devel... Read More about Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students.

Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework (2009)
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Sambell, K. (2009). Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework. Northumbria University

The work reported in this guide was undertaken as part of a Northumbria University Research-informed Teaching project called ‘Seeing the Signs: involving students as researchers across the disciplines.’ The project supported the transfer of the pion... Read More about Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework.

Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience (2009)
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Sambell, K. (2009). Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience. Northumbria University

This guide discusses a project that was funded by Northumbria University’s research-informed teaching (RiT) initiative: ‘The Impact of Enquiry-Based Learning: student perspectives of the links between discipline-based research, teaching and studentsh... Read More about Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience.

Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective (2007)
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Sambell, K., Gibson, M., & Montgomery, C. (2007). Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective. Northumbria University Press

Feedback is becoming an increasingly vexed issue in higher education. Lecturers routinely spend a great deal of time reading and annotating students’ work, only to worry that students are really only interested in a single piece of information: t... Read More about Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective.

Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students (2005)
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Sambell, K., Miller, S., & Gibson, M. (2005). Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students. SAGE Publications

This book is designed to provide students studying Childhood Studies (CS) and Early Childhood (ECS) in higher education with the means to do better, to be more successful and to work towards achieving the learning outcomes of such courses with greate... Read More about Studying childhood and early childhood : a guide for students.

Assessment for Learning: current practice exemplars from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (2005)
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McDowell, L., Sambell, K., Bazin, V., Penlington, R., Wakelin, D., Wickes, H., & Smailes, J. (2005). Assessment for Learning: current practice exemplars from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning. Northumbria University, MARCET

The concept of Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) arose from the Government White Paper “The future of Higher Education”, published in January 2003. Within this paper it was recognised that effective teaching and learning was esse... Read More about Assessment for Learning: current practice exemplars from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning.

Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning (2003)
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Miller, S., & Sambell, K. (Eds.). (2003). Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning. Northumbria University Press

Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning takes a contemporary and in-depth look at the teaching of humanities where children and their world s are central to the curriculum. Aimed at students and teachers of Childhood an... Read More about Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning.