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Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow. (2014)
Report
Stephen, C., Stone, K., Burgess, C., Daniel, B., & Smith, J. (2014). Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow Centre for Population Health

The evidence is compelling regarding the importance of early years and childhood experiences for healthy development and for health and wellbeing throughout an individual’s life course. It is widely agreed that early experiences are affected by a num... Read More about Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow..

Panel member for the afternoon plenary session. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pollock, C. (2013, February). Panel member for the afternoon plenary session. Presented at Research and innovation in recruitment, selection and retention conference

The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students (2012)
Journal Article
Strickland, K., Gray, C., & Hill, G. (2012). The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(4), 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.01.006

An understanding of research is important to enable nurses to provide evidencebasedcare. However, undergraduate nursing students often find research a challenging subject. The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the introduction of p... Read More about The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students.

Reflections on the development of a dynamic learning, teaching and assessment strategy (2011)
Journal Article
Strickland, K., McLatchie, J., & Pelik, R. (2011). Reflections on the development of a dynamic learning, teaching and assessment strategy. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 28, 294-298. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650741111162761

Developing learning, teaching and assessment strategies that foster ongoing engagement and provide inspiration to academic staff is a particular challenge. This paper demonstrates how an institutional learning, teaching and assessment strategy was d... Read More about Reflections on the development of a dynamic learning, teaching and assessment strategy.

Collaborative learning: comparison of outcomes for typically developing children and children with intellectual disabilities. (2007)
Journal Article
Wishart, J. G., Willis, D., Cebula, K. R., & Pitcairn, T. K. (2007). Collaborative learning: comparison of outcomes for typically developing children and children with intellectual disabilities. American journal of mental retardation : AJMR, 112, 361-374. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017%282007%29112%5B0361%3ACLCOOF%5D2.0.CO%3B2%29

Collaborative learning is widely used in mainstream education but rarely utilized with children who have intellectual disabilities, possibly on the assumption that the metacognitive skills on which it capitalizes are less likely to be available. Effe... Read More about Collaborative learning: comparison of outcomes for typically developing children and children with intellectual disabilities..

Making portfolios work in practice (2004)
Journal Article
Scholes, J., Webb, C., Gray, M., Endacott, R., Miller, C., Jasper, M., & McMullan, M. (2004). Making portfolios work in practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46(6), 595-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03050.x

Background. A portfolio captures learning from experience, enables an assessor to measure student learning, acts as a tool for reflective thinking, illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collectio... Read More about Making portfolios work in practice.

Assessing problem‐based learning with practice portfolios: one innovation too many? (2004)
Journal Article
Oberski, I. M., Matthews‐Smith, G., Gray, M., & Carter, D. E. (2004). Assessing problem‐based learning with practice portfolios: one innovation too many?. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 41(2), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/1470329042000208710

This paper presents and discusses the evaluation of a module on the care for older people in the community, designed through an analysis of educational needs in the local nurse population. The module was problem-based and students were assessed throu... Read More about Assessing problem‐based learning with practice portfolios: one innovation too many?.

Aphasia rehabilitation and the strange neglect of speed (2004)
Journal Article
Crerar, A. (2004). Aphasia rehabilitation and the strange neglect of speed. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 14(1-2), 173-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602010343000174

Timing data is infrequently reported in aphasiological literature and time taken is only a minor factor, where it is considered at all, in existing aphasia assessments. This is not surprising because reaction times are difficult to obtain manually, b... Read More about Aphasia rehabilitation and the strange neglect of speed.

Using portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence: the impact of four models (2004)
Journal Article
Gray, M. A., Endacott, R., Gray, M., Jasper, M. A., McMullan, M., Miller, C., Scholes, J., & Webb, C. (2004). Using portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence: the impact of four models. Nurse Education in Practice, 4(4), 250-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2004.01.003

This paper discusses the diversity of portfolio use highlighted in a study funded by the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting exploring the effectiveness of portfolios in assessing learning and competence (Endacott et al.... Read More about Using portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence: the impact of four models.

Portfolios and assessment of competence: a review of the literature (2003)
Journal Article
McMullan, M., Endacott, R., Gray, M. A., Jasper, M., Miller, C. M., Scholes, J., & Webb, C. (2003). Portfolios and assessment of competence: a review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 41(3), 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02528.x

BACKGROUND: The literature review presented here was conducted as part of an English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting funded project to evaluate the use of portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence. Initial cons... Read More about Portfolios and assessment of competence: a review of the literature.