Purposeful Pedagogy in Action: The Transition Attributes Framework
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Transitions, graduate attributes, curriculum, frameworkAbstract
The Transition Attributes (TA) framework is a novel evaluative pedagogic tool which allows mapping of transition activities across four core attributes (skills, knowledge, mindsets and habits) and twelve sub-attributes which are linked to established higher education sector graduate attributes literature and measures of student success in higher study. This short paper outlines the basis of the TA framework, the rationale for each sub-attributes and outlines how the TA framework could be applied via an exemplar analysis to illustrate its potential to aid in gap analysis, assurance and advanced planning around suites of activities intended to support learners transition in any context.
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