Trends in Higher Education, Volume 1, Issue 1

This paper features a methodology for embedding and assessing a competency in an academic curriculum using competency maps. This methodology enables embedding and assessment of any competency in any curriculum, regardless of the educational level, as...

Higher education has experienced tumultuous times for at least the last half of the century, and, at present, the turbulence continues to be unparalleled [...]

Background: To promote a student-centered approach and sustain the development of a self-regulated attitude toward academic achievement, assessment in higher education should integrate different perspectives: teachers’ feedback is crucial, but...

Following the current trends in medical-curriculum development with an important but poorly represented course in forensic medicine is a rather challenging quest. Given the exceptional opportunity of teaching forensic medicine and anatomy, the author...

For students, feedback received from their instructors can make a big difference in their learning by translating their assessment performance into future learning opportunities. To date, researchers have proposed various feedback literacy frameworks...

Teachers play a key role in the construction of a more equal, fairer and sustainable world. Incorporating education for sustainable consumption into teacher training should therefore be a priority. This education should aim to develop students’...