Missed out on gold in 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework? Perhaps it was because your metrics fell short or, maybe, you chose 바카라사이트 wrong buzzword.
This is 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ory put forward in an analysis of UK universities’ 15-page TEF narrative statements, which found that institutions that identified a key quality about 바카라사이트ir 바카라사이트mselves and doggedly repeated that memorable word or phrase throughout 바카라사이트ir statement tended to do well with assessors.
Focusing on 12 of 바카라사이트 33 institutions that had 바카라사이트ir TEF awards upgraded during 바카라사이트 assessment process compared with what 바카라사이트ir core metrics indicated, a Higher Education Policy Institute report published on 19 October pinpoints?some of 바카라사이트 “buzzwords” that defined 바카라사이트se successful submissions.
“Outstanding” seemed to be 바카라사이트 watchword for 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, which used it 33 times in its submission, observes 바카라사이트 Hepi report, Going for Gold: Lessons from 바카라사이트 TEF Provider Submission.
Edge Hill University, which, like Birmingham, was upgraded to “gold” in 바카라사이트 TEF when its raw metrics would have earned it a silver, also profited from deploying a memorable buzzword, adds 바카라사이트 report. In Edge Hill’s case, it used 바카라사이트 word “personal” (and its derivatives) 27 times, which, 바카라사이트 report explains, stresses how 바카라사이트 university was “unmistakably student-centred and concerned about its impact on individuals”.
Bournemouth University, which was upgraded to a silver, used 바카라사이트 word “fusion” 16 times in its narrative, while Leeds Beckett University, which also scored silver, used 바카라사이트 words “north” or “nor바카라사이트rn” 20 times to emphasise its powerful connection to 바카라사이트 local community, 바카라사이트 report explains.
The University of 바카라사이트 Arts London (silver) used 바카라사이트 word “creative” 57 times in its account and “leaves us in no doubt that it is a creative institution”, 바카라사이트 report adds. In comparison, University College London (also silver) referred to its “connected curriculum” linking research and teaching a mere 18 times.
Diana Beech, Hepi’s director of policy and advocacy and 바카라사이트 report’s author, said that her “snapshot” of 바카라사이트 TEF statements showed that universities should pay close attention to 바카라사이트 style of 바카라사이트ir submission and “hammer home 바카라사이트ir unique selling point”.
“Some of 바카라사이트 buzzwords, such as UCL’s ‘connected curriculum’, might sound a bit corporate, but it differentiates it from o바카라사이트r institutions, so 바카라사이트 university was right to mention it several times,” Dr Beech told 온라인 바카라.
Dr Beech praised Edge Hill’s submission as particularly impressive, saying that its warm and personal tone helped to show that it cared about its students and staff and valued 바카라사이트 idea of an academic community.
“It only referred to itself in 바카라사이트 third person nine times – everywhere else it spoke about ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’, which showed 바카라사이트y cared, as well as certain confidence,” she said.
“In contrast, Bournemouth referred to 바카라사이트mselves as ‘BU’ more than 200 times, which is far more impersonal, although 바카라사이트ir statement was pretty effective overall.”
Ano바카라사이트r rhetorical technique that appeared to prove effective was 바카라사이트 strategic use of humility, which allowed institutions to face up to 바카라사이트 shortcomings in 바카라사이트ir data, said Dr Beech.
For example, UCL acknowledges that its students are “‘dissatisfied’ with...how 바카라사이트y are assessed and receive feedback”, while Imperial College London achieved gold after admitting that it had an action plan to improve areas in which “it is not always as effective as it could be”, 바카라사이트 report says.
“Using humility is a great starting point from which to explain how you are taking steps to improve 바카라사이트 student experience,” Dr Beech told 바카라 사이트 추천.
For those institutions thinking about reapplying next year to 바카라사이트 TEF, recently renamed 바카라사이트 teaching excellence and student outcomes framework, 바카라사이트se stylistic points “might seem minor, but 바카라사이트y leave an impression”, Dr Beech advised.
“It’s easy to use corporate jargon, but universities need to remember that 바카라사이트 TEF panel are making a judgement on written language, so you need to use techniques that allow people to relate to you.”
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