Alex Forsythe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6813146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Forsythe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Forsythe |
| SIGNATURE | FORSYTHE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wolverhampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6822-7031 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What constitutes high quality higher education pedagogical research
Over the last 20 years there has been significant growth in the volume of higher education pedagogical research across disciplines and national contexts, but inherent tensions in defining quality remain. In this paper we present a framework to support understanding of what constitutes internationally excellent research, drawing on a range of conceptual frameworks, international and national performance-based research funding systems, discipline/p…
And I’m in another world” . A qualitative examination of the experience of participating in creative arts groups in Palestine
Background : We examine the experience of participating in creative arts groups for Palestinians living under the shadow of military conflict. Methods : 14 men and women aged 17-50 were recruited from community creative arts groups to participate in one of three semi-structured group interviews. Interviews explored participants' perceptions of the creative arts groups, including how they came to participate in the group and how they felt about th…
Thanks, but no-thanks for the feedback
Feedback is an emotional business in which personal disposition influences what is attended to, encoded, consolidated and eventually retrieved. Here, we examine the extent to which students’ perceptions of feedback and their personal dispositions can be used to predict whether they appreciate, engage with and act on the feedback that they receive. The study is framed in psychological theories of mindset, defensive behaviours and new psychometric …
Predicting beauty
Visual complexity has been known to be a significant predictor of preference for artistic works for some time. The first study reported here examines the extent to which perceived visual complexity in art can be successfully predicted using automated measures of complexity. Contrary to previous findings the most successful predictor of visual complexity was Gif compression. The second study examined the extent to which fractal dimension could acc…
Predicting beauty
Visual complexity has been known to be a significant predictor of preference for artistic works for some time. The first study reported here examines the extent to which perceived visual complexity in art can be successfully predicted using automated measures of complexity. Contrary to previous findings the most successful predictor of visual complexity was Gif compression. The second study examined the extent to which fractal dimension could acc…
And I’m in another world” . A qualitative examination of the experience of participating in creative arts groups in Palestine
Background : We examine the experience of participating in creative arts groups for Palestinians living under the shadow of military conflict. Methods : 14 men and women aged 17-50 were recruited from community creative arts groups to participate in one of three semi-structured group interviews. Interviews explored participants' perceptions of the creative arts groups, including how they came to participate in the group and how they felt about th…
Predicting beauty
Visual complexity has been known to be a significant predictor of preference for artistic works for some time. The first study reported here examines the extent to which perceived visual complexity in art can be successfully predicted using automated measures of complexity. Contrary to previous findings the most successful predictor of visual complexity was Gif compression. The second study examined the extent to which fractal dimension could acc…
Thanks, but no-thanks for the feedback
Feedback is an emotional business in which personal disposition influences what is attended to, encoded, consolidated and eventually retrieved. Here, we examine the extent to which students’ perceptions of feedback and their personal dispositions can be used to predict whether they appreciate, engage with and act on the feedback that they receive. The study is framed in psychological theories of mindset, defensive behaviours and new psychometric …
And I’m in another world” . A qualitative examination of the experience of participating in creative arts groups in Palestine
Background : We examine the experience of participating in creative arts groups for Palestinians living under the shadow of military conflict. Methods : 14 men and women aged 17-50 were recruited from community creative arts groups to participate in one of three semi-structured group interviews. Interviews explored participants' perceptions of the creative arts groups, including how they came to participate in the group and how they felt about th…
What constitutes high quality higher education pedagogical research
Over the last 20 years there has been significant growth in the volume of higher education pedagogical research across disciplines and national contexts, but inherent tensions in defining quality remain. In this paper we present a framework to support understanding of what constitutes internationally excellent research, drawing on a range of conceptual frameworks, international and national performance-based research funding systems, discipline/p…
Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Evaluation of Teaching Practices (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Student Assessment and Feedback (2 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)