Roy Lowry LearnSci Award

A chemistry lecturer at the University of Plymouth has won a national award for innovative teaching.
Dr Roy Lowry  is one of six winners of the Teaching Innovation Awards given by LearnSci.
Dr Lowry won for his approach to assessment using Smart Worksheets both formatively (while the students are learning) and summatively (testing their knowledge). 
The project, which focused on the science foundation year at the University, utilised Smart Worksheets to assess students’ practical work and subsequent calculations, giving them immediate feedback.
Over the past six years, more than 2,000 assessments have been marked using the technology, with results showing that it enhanced students’ scientific understanding as well as making marking more efficient. 

It’s been great using Smart Worksheets to assess students’ practical work and subsequent calculations, and I’m very proud to have been recognised with this award.

Roy LowryDr Roy Lowry
Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow)

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Our courses in this area are consistently ranked among the best in the world and we have researchers considered leaders in their field in chemistry, geography, geology and environmental science.
 
Chemistry facilities - student using lab equipment