Enhancing graduate employability skills and student engagement through group video assessment
| Autor: | Miguel Flores, Panagiotis Arsenis, Dimitra Petropoulou |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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050101 languages & linguistics
Medical education Teamwork Modalities Higher education LB2300 Higher Education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Student engagement Context (language use) Employability Focus group Education HD Industries. Land use. Labor 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Set (psychology) Psychology business 0503 education media_common |
| Popis: | Universities are under increasing pressure to equip graduates with a broader set of competencies, such as communication, teamwork and leadership skills, that go beyond subject-specific knowledge. This, alongside growing student numbers in higher education, creates pedagogic challenges, especially with regards to assessment design. Conventional assessment modalities, such as individual essay writing, are costly to scale up and poorly suited for the development of further desired competencies. To address these challenges in the context of a first-year economics module, we replaced a 1,000-word individual written assignment with a group video assignment, where students were required to work in small teams to create a three-minute video on a contemporary economic issue. Focus groups and module evaluation questionnaires were used to elicit students’ perceptions of how the group video assessment contributed to their learning experience and skill development, how it compares with other modes of assessment, as well as suggestions for improved implementation. Our analysis generates insights on all these aspects. Students reported a preference for diversity in assessment methods, and found the video assignment to be a positive, engaging but also challenging experience, which provided the opportunity for collaboration and development of diverse skills. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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