A pilot study investigating the expectations and experiences of international students based on food related undergraduate programmes

Abstract

The aim of this pilot study wsa to investigate international students' expectations and experiences of teaching and learning in semester one on undergraduate food based courses, and to investigate if there were any difference between level 1, 2 and 3 students. Components of two validated questionnaires were used to address these aims. Expectations and experiences of teaching and learning were generally positive for the whole cohort. There were some small differences between level 1, 2 and 3 students. Furthermore, 4 components from the experiences of teaching and learning part of the questionnaire showed significant differences between the groups. Future research may focus on comparisions between 'home' and international students, and studies should be suitably powered and include males and females, mature students and students from varied international backgrounds