Synopsis of the Action Research Cycles

DISA: Disparities in Student Attainment
Research Stream 1: Institutional Data
Examining the current state of play; Highlighting good practice
Research Stream 2: Student Data
What students say about attainment: Barriers and Drivers
Research Stream 3: Action Research
Exploring ways to make a difference
Research Stream 4: Dissemination
Processes and Resources
Funded by
Action Research Projects
(Wolverhampton)
SPAL
Module:
Changing Faces in Events
Management
Attending and
participating
(Collaborative
responsibility)
Module:
Employability Skills
(Industrial Statistics)
STUDENT
ATTAINMENT
MATHS
SAD
Engaging with
assessment
process
Identifying
assessment
outcomes
(Congruence &
communication)
(Attributive
justice)
Module:
Critical and
Contextual Issues in
Art and Design
Action Research Projects
(Coventry)
SOCIAL WORK
Module:
Ethics and Philosophy in
Social Work
Attending and
participating
(Collaborative
responsibility)
Module:
1st Year
(Criminology)
STUDENT
ATTAINMENT
CRIMINOLOGY/
BIOMEDICAL
COMPUTING
SCIENCES
Engaging with
assessment
process
Identifying
assessment
outcomes
(Congruence &
communication)
(Attributive
justice)
Module: Advantage
Academic Writing in
the Sciences
Action Research Projects
Key Messages
Reflexivity
Foster
reflexivity in
learning and
assessment
Responsibility and
Accountability
STUDENT
ATTAINMENT
Relationship
Determine
responsibility
and
accountability
in learning
Build learning
relationships