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Southampton Education School

Celebrating undergraduate students’ work

Published: 3 March 2014
Undergraduate posters

Final year undergraduate students on the University of Southampton’s BSc Education and BSc Education and Psychology praised for the quality of their posters summarising their research.

Undergraduate posters

The students took part in an optional module, "Current issues in learning and teaching", which consisted of a series of lectures presented by Professors in the Education School. Stimulated by these inputs, students carried out research in groups about a 'hot' issue of their own choosing. So, for example, one group focused on free schools, whilst another looked at girls' access to education.

Last month, an event was held where the students presented their posters to members of staff and other students. Head of Education, Professor Anthony Kelly commented on how impressed he was, comparing the standard of the research reported in the posters to material that that he had seen at various international conferences, including the British Educational Research Association and the American Educational Research Association.

 

Undergraduate posters

Programme Director, Dr Kiki Messiou, explained: "What was distinctive about this module was that it involved Professors from the School of Education presenting up-to-date ideas based on their own current research. This is surely what should be happening in a research intensive university." She added: "I think that the high quality of the posters also illustrates the power of students working collaboratively."

 

Undergraduate posters

Sophie Crampin, one of the students, said: 'I really enjoyed completing the poster assignment as it gave us a chance to research in depth into disengaged pupils. I now regularly use this knowledge across other modules on the course, as the topic strongly links with a range of other modules. Sharing our work with other students and lecturers gave us the chance to explain the points raised on the poster and engage in debates about our findings. My group and I all felt very proud of our work, and it was lovely to share this with our colleagues.'

Undergraduate posters
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