Seminar - Reducing inequality in educational outcomes
THESIS Pedagogic Research seminars - Reducing inequality in educational outcomes
Dr. Kieran Balloo, University of Surrey
Compared to their traditional counterparts, students from underrepresented backgrounds generally have lower levels of achievement (known as attainment gaps), and are less likely to progress from one year to the next (known as continuation gaps). Causes of these differential outcomes may be related to a range of factors, such as: curriculum practices; student-staff relationships; social, cultural and economic capital; and psychosocial and identity factors. In this talk, I will summarise recent literature on differential outcomes and interventions taken to reduce inequalities, with a particular focus on inclusive approaches to assessment and feedback practices.
Kieran Balloo is a Research Fellow in the Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey. His disciplinary background is in psychology and his current research broadly explores the impact of students’ backgrounds and the university environment on their experiences of higher education.
The Psychology Department has started a new research seminar group dedicated to all things teaching-related named THESIS: Pedagogic Research. The seminar series aims to offer talks that examine how psychological-based research may inform teaching-related issues.
This seminar series is convened by Dr. Sam Fairlamb. If you would like to know more about this group or would like to provide suggestions for potential topics or speakers, then please contact him: samuel.fairlamb@rhul.ac.uk.
To register for this event, please sign up here, you will be sent a join link a few days before the event; for late sign-ups links will be sent one hour before the start of the event.
