Year: 1994
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Although collaborative learning is strongly supported in psychological learning theories and research findings it is not used extensively, especially in tertiary settings.The aim of the study reported here was to examine changes in adult students' perceptions of collaborative learning and assessment issues and the fairness of these practices in relation to their personal goals and learning preferences over the period of their participation in a semester course focussing on collaborative learning in both content and process.Students (n=31) enrolled in the collaborative learning course, completed questionnaires in the first and last week of the course.The questions concerned students' learning preferences (cooperative, competitive, individualistic), motivational goal orientations, concerns about group learning and perceptions of the fairness of group assessment.The paper highlights some of the issues that need to be addressed for the successful implementation of collaborative learning.
Author: J. MacCallum
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1924958688