From the article: "Whilst the importance of online peer feedback and writing argumentative essays for students in higher education is unquestionable, there is a need for further research into whether and the extent to which female and male students differ with regard to their argumentative feedback, essay writing, and content learning in online settings. The current study used a pre-test, post-test design to explore the extent to which female and male students differ regarding their argumentative feedback quality, essay writing and content learning in an online environment. Participants were 201 BSc biotechnology students who wrote an argumentative essay, engaged in argumentative peer feedback with learning partners in the form of triads and finally revised their original argumentative essay. The findings revealed differences between females and males in terms of the quality of their argumentative feedback. Female students provided higher-quality argumentative feedback than male students. Although all students improved their argumentative essay quality and also knowledge content from pre-test to post-test, these improvements were not significantly different between females and males. Explanations for these findings and recommendations are provided"
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De Hogeschool Utrecht heeft een experiment uitgevoerd om het curriculum van de Pabo te flexibiliseren, zodat het beter aansluit op de leerbehoeften van studenten. Dit project richtte zich op het verbeteren van zelfregulatie door middel van ontwikkelingsgerichte feedback. In twee nieuw ontworpen cursussen werd programmatisch toetsen toegepast, waarbij feedback centraal stond dat werd vastgelegd in het digitale portfolio Scorion. Studenten verzamelden bewijsmateriaal in dit systeem, waarop verschillende feedbackgevers feedback gaven. Daarnaast werden studenten in kleinere leerteams begeleid en getraind in feedbackgeletterdheid, wat hen hielp om feedback beter te begrijpen, te gebruiken en erop te reageren. De resultaten van het project toonden aan dat het mogelijk is om onderwijs en toetsing zodanig te ontwerpen dat studenten meer regie krijgen over hun leerproces. Het project biedt een solide basis voor verdere ontwikkeling en verbetering van het onderwijsprogramma.
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This study provides an illustration of a research design complementary to randomized controlled trial to evaluate program effects, namely, participatory peer research (PPR). The PPR described in current study was carried out in a small sample (N = 10) of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) and severe behavioral problems. During the PPR intervention, control and feedback to individuals is restored by training them to become participant-researchers, who collaborate in a small group of people with MID. Their research is aimed at the problems the young adults perceive and/or specific subjects of their interest. The study was designed as a multiple case study with an experimental and comparison group. Questionnaires and a semistructured interview were administered before and after the PPR project. Results of Reliable Change Index (RCI) analyses showed a decrease in self-serving cognitive distortions in the PPR group, but not in the comparison group. These results indicate that PPR helps to compensate for a lack of adequate feedback and control, and in turn may decrease distorted thinking and thereby possibly later challenging behavior.
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