Gerry Rayner
Biographic Data
| ID | 8901685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerry Rayner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Rayner |
| SIGNATURE | RAYNER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1728-9379 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The use of self-determination theory to investigate career aspiration, choice of major and academic achievement of tertiary science students
This study investigated the interrelationships among university entrance score, career aspiration, academic major, and academic achievement, of foundation year students, at an overall level and at completion of each year level of a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. Self-determination theory (SDT) was used as the underlying model for this study, which comprised 157 students who had completed their degree over 2015–2017. Results were analysed in te…
Strategies that challenge
Academics teaching large and highly diverse classes are familiar with the inevitable effect this has on promulgating teaching and assessment practices to ‘middle of the distribution’, thus ignoring the distribution extremes. Although the literature documents a wide range of strategies for supporting poor-performing students in large class settings, very little work has been reported on catering for more capable students who may feel frustrated an…
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Strategies that challenge
Academics teaching large and highly diverse classes are familiar with the inevitable effect this has on promulgating teaching and assessment practices to ‘middle of the distribution’, thus ignoring the distribution extremes. Although the literature documents a wide range of strategies for supporting poor-performing students in large class settings, very little work has been reported on catering for more capable students who may feel frustrated an…
The use of self-determination theory to investigate career aspiration, choice of major and academic achievement of tertiary science students
This study investigated the interrelationships among university entrance score, career aspiration, academic major, and academic achievement, of foundation year students, at an overall level and at completion of each year level of a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. Self-determination theory (SDT) was used as the underlying model for this study, which comprised 157 students who had completed their degree over 2015–2017. Results were analysed in te…
Mathematics education (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Alternative assessment (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Bachelor (1 work) · Bachelor degree (1 work)