Standard 1 (knowing students) was attained relatively easily by all groups except the Novice group, while Standard 4 (supportive and safe environments) proved most challenging¶
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q1 i? Across the profile groups, all but the Novice group showed high attainment of Standard 1, whereas Standard 4 was the hardest for students to attain. → Abhinava Barthakur 2026
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Abhinava Barthakur 2026¶
Abhinava Barthakur, Jelena Jovanović, Ryan Baker, Vitomir Kovanović, Christopher Charles Deneen and Shane Dawson. (2026). Assessing Patterns of Students' Attainment of Professional Standards in Higher Education. Journal of Learning Analytics, 13(1), 42–56. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2026.9035
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The authors' interpretation (Discussion) of their cluster results, offered with no additional statistical test: they contrast the ease of "Standard 1—Know students and how they learn" with Standard 4 being "more challenging". The article cites Clapper (2010) on the complexity of safe-environment practice as a possible explanation.
"Specifically, except for the Novice group, the rest of the students mastered Standard 1—Know students and how they learn relatively easily and demonstrated high levels of attainment. Conversely, attaining Standard 4—Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments—proved more challenging for the students."
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Standard 1 (knowing students) was attained relatively easily by all groups except the Novice group, while Standard 4 (supportive and safe environments) proved most challenging |
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Standard 1 (knowing students) was attained relatively easily by all groups except the Novice group, while Standard 4 (supportive and safe environments) proved most challenging |
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