ERIC Number: EJ1389414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1449-3098
EISSN: EISSN-1449-5554
Conceptualisation, Measurement and Preliminary Validation of Learners' Problem-Based Learning and Peer Assessment Strategies in a Technology-Enabled Context
Shroff, Ronnie Homi; Ting, Fridolin Sze Thou; Chan, Chi Lok; Garcia, Raycelle C. C.; Tsang, Wing Ki; Lam, Wai Hung
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v39 n1 p1-18 2023
This study attempted to conceptualise and measure learners' perceptions of their collaborative problem-based learning and peer assessment strategies in a technology-enabled context. Drawing on the extant literature, we integrate collaborative, problem-based and peer assessment learning strategies and propose a new model, the collaborative problem-based learning and peer assessment (Co-PBLa-PA) conceptual framework, which forms the basis of a new psychometrically sound and conceptually based scale, the collaborative problem-based learning and peer assessment strategies inventory (CO-PBLaPA-SI). The development and validation of the CO-PBLa-PA-SI, based on the methodological and conceptual insights gained from prior research, involved identifying the following four scales: capacity to collaborate, readiness to engage, task-based interest and peer feedback usefulness. An item pool comprising of 16 items was established and verified by two panels of judges using a formalised card sorting procedure. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to validate the instrument of a small-scale (N = 164) study. The CO-PBLa-PA-SI scale showed strong construct validity and reliability with a Cronbach's coefficient alpha ranging from 0.828 to 0.880, which suggested strong internal consistency. The resultant instrument is intended as a tool to reliably measure learners' perceptions of their collaborative problem-based learning and peer assessment strategies in a technology-enabled context.
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Peer Evaluation, Educational Strategies, Models, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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