2-2:30pm, Wednesday 2 October
This presentation will explore the enablers and barriers to student engagement in class participation (CP) at UNSW. CP refers to learning activities undertaken by students in a classroom and involves appropriate preparation, discussions, group work, effective communication and class attendance. Reported benefits of CP include positive impacts on student motivation, learning, communication and group skills, in addition to increases in engagement with the learning material. Despite these benefits, some students do not actively participate in class. The reasons for this are varied, including peer interactions, whether CP is assessed, student perceptions of the course, confidence levels and the classroom environment. This research investigates factors that promote and hinder law students experiences of CP. Through a survey of almost 300 law students, we identify aspects of CP that influence student engagement, confidence, learning and a sense of belonging.
The research was undertaken with Dr Chien Gooi, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, UNSW.
About the presenters
Dr Anna Rowe
Dr Anna Rowe SFHEA is a Senior Lecturer, Academic Development at the University of New South Wales Sydney. She has published extensively in higher education learning and teaching, with specific areas of focus including work-integrated learning, curriculum, pedagogy, student feedback, and the role of emotions in learning. Anna is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Work-Integrated Learning.
Dr Chantal Bostock, Law and Justice
Chantal previously worked as a migration/refugee lawyer in Sydney and as a senior lawyer at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and the Law Commission in London and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). She was a member of the AAT for 5 years, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW and a hearing member of the NSW Medical Council. She holds a PhD in Law (UNSW) and has published widely on administrative law.
