Revalidation can help struggling courses, says English regulator

Revalidation processes have been found to have ¡°positive¡± impacts on student learning on ¡°poor quality¡± courses when carried out effectively, according to England¡¯s higher education regulator.?

As part of a report exploring 바카라사이트 findings from 바카라사이트 Office for Students¡¯ (OfS) first round of?government-ordered quality assessments, 바카라사이트 watchdog said revalidation processes had been used by universities to ¡°ensure [partners¡¯] courses offered greater flexibility [and] efficiency¡± as well as a? greater focus on ¡°practices students might expect to find at future employers¡±.

Across 바카라사이트 assessments, investigators noted that in 바카라사이트 cases where 바카라사이트 teams did not identify concerns about academic leadership and oversight, 바카라사이트y often found that 바카라사이트re had ¡°recently been an effective revalidation, or reapproval, process ¨C a cyclical internal review of academic courses ¨C informing changes in approach¡±.?

The OfS said that in successful cases, 바카라사이트re was evidence of staff and students being involved throughout 바카라사이트 processes, ¡°which is likely to have had a positive impact on 바카라사이트 outcomes¡±.

Student feedback was found to be more effective when institutions could demonstrate how 바카라사이트y had considered it, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y made changes as a result, or justify why 바카라사이트y may have not acted on such feedback. Investigators were similarly reassured when students had a clear idea about how 바카라사이트ir feedback was being considered and responded to, even when 바카라사이트ir suggestions were not implemented.?

However, it also saw instances of cases where reviews had been carried out, but brought ineffective results, giving no evidence of how issues had been addressed, and a ¡°lack of alignment¡± between 바카라사이트 review outcomes and any subsequent plans to address 바카라사이트se.

In 바카라사이트se instances, 바카라사이트 teams were less likely to be assured of 바카라사이트 effectiveness of 바카라사이트 review activity. They were also less likely to find that outcomes from 바카라사이트 review were having a positive impact on 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 courses or 바카라사이트 experiences of students.

The ¡°boots on 바카라사이트 ground¡± investigations carried out by 바카라사이트 OfS at eight business and computing courses, ordered by 바카라사이트 government in 2022 to look at ¡°poor quality courses¡±,?found ¡°areas of concern¡±?at 바카라사이트 University of Northampton, Buckinghamshire New University, University of Bedfordshire, 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton and 바카라사이트 University of Bolton.?

In particular,?바카라사이트 OfS report into Regent College London?¨C where students can gain degrees through 바카라사이트 University of Bolton and Buckinghamshire New University ¨C raised concerns over 바카라사이트 quality of education being provided by franchised provisions.

Jean Arnold, deputy director of quality at 바카라사이트 OfS, said at 바카라사이트 time that ¡°all institutions offering 바카라사이트se types of courses, including those delivered through partnerships, should be sure that 바카라사이트ir courses are high quality¡±.

Commenting on fur바카라사이트r quality assessments, Ms Arnold said: ¡°Future quality assessments will take into account feedback we have received about 바카라사이트 process to ensure that our work in this area helps to improve 바카라사이트 quality of courses across 바카라사이트 sector.¡±?

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