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Overview

David Kember is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on Education as a major subfield. Additional areas of study include Clinical Psychology, Computer Science Applications, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their publications have appeared in various academic venues, reflecting a focus on higher education and online learning contexts. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Higher Education
  • Distance Education
  • Review of Education
  • Africa Education Review
  • Heliyon

Kember's recent papers cover topics related to online teaching, educational leadership, and higher education governance. Notable works include:

  • "University lecturers' conceptions of online teaching in distance education courses in Vietnamese higher education," 2023, published in Higher Education
  • "Characterization of approaches to online teaching in distance education courses," 2024, published in Distance Education
  • "Towards a theory of materiality for quality learning and university education leadership," 2025, published in Review of Education
  • "Students' Voices Receive More Attention than Academics' Voices: A Paradox in Ethiopian Public Universities," 2021, published in Africa Education Review
  • "Implementing a migrant and refugee mentoring program through action research," 2024, published in Heliyon

Key topics addressed in Kember's work include:

  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Innovative Teaching Methods
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
  • Management and Marketing Education
  • Higher Education Governance and Development

Throughout their research career, Kember has collaborated frequently with several scholars, including Uyen Nu Thuy Nguyen, Geberew Tulu Mekonnen, R. Ellis, Feifei Han, and Si Fan. These collaborations have contributed to research outputs across a variety of educational contexts and themes.

Best Publications

  • The revised two-factor study process questionnaire : R-SPQ-2F

    John Biggs;David Kember;Doris Y.P. Leung

  • A reconceptualisation of the research into university academics' conceptions of teaching

    David Kember

  • Development of a Questionnaire to Measure the Level of Reflective Thinking

    David Kember;Doris Y. P. Leung;Alice Jones;Alice Yuen Loke

  • Lecturers’ Approaches to Teaching and their Relationship to Conceptions of Good Teaching

    David Kember;Kam-Por Kwan

  • Orientations to Teaching and Their Effect on the Quality of Student Learning

    David Kember;Lyn Gow

  • Misconceptions about the learning approaches, motivation and study practices of Asian students

    David Kember

  • Conceptions of teaching and their relationship to student learning

    Lyn Gow;David Kember

  • Assessing the level of student reflection from reflective journals

    F. K. Y. Wong;D. Kember;L. Y. F. Chung;L. Yan

  • Determining the Level of Reflective Thinking from Students' Written Journals Using a Coding Scheme Based on the Work of Mezirow.

    David Kember

  • Examining the multidimensionality of approaches to learning through the development of a revised version of the Learning Process Questionnaire

    David Kember;John Biggs;Doris Y. P. Leung

  • A four category scheme for coding and assessing the level of reflection in written work

    David Kember;Jan McKay;Kit Sinclair;Frances Kam Yuet Wong

  • The Relationship Between Approaches to Learning and Reflection Upon Practice

    Doris Y.P. Leung;David Kember

  • Beliefs about Knowledge and the Process of Teaching and Learning as a Factor in Adjusting to Study in Higher Education

    David Kember

  • Does the use of student feedback questionnaires improve the overall quality of teaching

    David Kember;Doris Y. P. Leung;K. P. Kwan

  • Does higher education promote independent learning

    Lyn Gow;David Kember

  • A challenge to the anecdotal stereotype of the Asian student

    David Kember;Lyn Gow

  • The intention to both memorise and understand: Another approach to learning?

    David Kember

  • CULTURAL SPECIFICITY OF APPROACHES TO STUDY

    David Kember;Lyn Gow

  • Interpreting Student Workload and the Factors Which Shape Students' Perceptions of Their Workload.

    David Kember

  • Peer Assessment of an Individual ‘s Contribution to a Group Project

    Robert Conway;David Kember;Atara Sivan;May Wu

  • Lecturers' approaches to teaching and their relationship to conceptions of good teaching

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Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Ginns
Paul Ginns University of Sydney
John B. Biggs
John B. Biggs University of Hong Kong
David Watkins
David Watkins University of Melbourne
Michael Prosser
Michael Prosser University of Melbourne

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