Individual Reflection Papers as a Means to Support Individual Assessment in Group Examinations in Problem-Based Learning

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Titel: Individual Reflection Papers as a Means to Support Individual Assessment in Group Examinations in Problem-Based Learning
Sprache: English
Autoren: Eva Hammar Chiriac
Quelle: Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education. 2024 12(1):141-153.
Verfügbarkeit: Aalborg University Press. Skjernvej 4A, 2.sal, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark. Web site: http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/pbl
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publikationsdatum: 2024
Publikationsart: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Student Evaluation, College Students, Reflection, Writing (Composition), Group Testing, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Tutorial Programs
Geografische Kategorien: Sweden
ISSN: 2246-0918
Abstract: Even though using group examinations aligns well with the epistemology of problem-based learning (PBL), the dilemma of using joint learning while simultaneously fulfilling individual assessment requirements in higher education make group examinations difficult to use. In this study, the aim was to explore whether an individual reflection paper (IRP) can act as a means to support individual assessment in group examinations in PBL. 152 IRPs were used to assess whether a particular group of students had acquired theoretical and analytical knowledge that would affect results on a group examination. Overall, completed IRPs clearly showed a concurrence between the students' acquired and requested theoretical and analytical knowledge on the examination, except on a few occasions. These findings are promising and suggest that IRPs can act as a means to support individual assessment in group examinations in PBL and that it is possible to combine joint learning in tutorial groups with individual group work assessment.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Dokumentencode: EJ1456071
Datenbank: ERIC
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Abstract:Even though using group examinations aligns well with the epistemology of problem-based learning (PBL), the dilemma of using joint learning while simultaneously fulfilling individual assessment requirements in higher education make group examinations difficult to use. In this study, the aim was to explore whether an individual reflection paper (IRP) can act as a means to support individual assessment in group examinations in PBL. 152 IRPs were used to assess whether a particular group of students had acquired theoretical and analytical knowledge that would affect results on a group examination. Overall, completed IRPs clearly showed a concurrence between the students' acquired and requested theoretical and analytical knowledge on the examination, except on a few occasions. These findings are promising and suggest that IRPs can act as a means to support individual assessment in group examinations in PBL and that it is possible to combine joint learning in tutorial groups with individual group work assessment.
ISSN:2246-0918