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21 October 2025
Can a pre-university online course lead to better pass rates?
Professor Billy Wong, Director of Research and Evaluation
, and
Lydia Fletcher, Research and Evaluation Manager,
University of Reading.
Making better use of institutional data: evaluating a transition course using quasi-experimental methods
Transition into higher education
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22 March 2023
New report: online teaching and learning – lessons from the pandemic
Report focuses on the impact of online teaching and learning on student outcomes before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
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