Teaching quality in higher education: literature review and qualitative research

This research reviews existing literature on attempts to measure quality across higher education in the UK and internationally. It also qualitatively assesses student opinions of teaching quality, to get a better understanding of what informs these opinions. The [UK] government intends to introduce the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The aims of TEF are to: recognise and reward high quality teaching; provide prospective students with information that will help inform their decisions about which institution to attend; and assist employers, who currently rely on proxy measures for teaching quality that are highly problematic (such as research success and institutional reputation) in their recruitment.

HOST Policy Research (HOST) was appointed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to conduct a literature review and qualitative research exploring teaching quality in higher education. This study offers an overview and critical evaluation of the latest evidence on definitions, initiatives, metrics and the operationalisation of teaching excellence initiatives in [higher education] HE, both nationally and internationally.

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