Demonstration models allow students to readily grasp theory and relate difficult concepts and equations to real life. However drawbacks of using these demonstration models are that they are can be costly to purchase from vendors or take a significant amount of time to build. These two limiting factors can pose a significant obstacle for adding…

The research reported in this article is part of ongoing research exploring the development of teaching and learning in one further education college. This first stage aimed to investigate 16- to 19-year-old students' views of a teaching and learning model. A total of 374 sixth-form students individually sorted 21 statements derived from the model…

Much attention has focused on learning styles and their impact on the teaching and learning process; however, little has been done to systematically incorporate learning style theory into actual teaching, nor to systematically examine its potential impact on student learning in higher education. As part of a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning…