Assessment of Cooperative Learning: A Goal-Criterion Approach |
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| Authors: | Vernon A Quarstein Polly A Peterson |
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| Institution: | (1) Saint Leo University, USA;(2) Diagnostic and Therapy Services Department, The Virginia School of the Deaf, Blind and Multidisabled, USA |
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| Abstract: | The problem of assessment of non-traditional teaching techniques has long challenged educational administrators and faculty. The approach to assessment that we followed in this instance employed a model that we developed to assess group learning, variously known as cooperative learning, collaborative learning, or team learning. We applied the model to group-based case study courses that included innovative enhancements such as group exams and group-based role-play. The model required balanced representation among multiple learning criteria arranged in six goal-criterion sets, all drawn from the literature on group learning. We designed a test instrument based on the model and administered the instrument to 85 students near the end of three business strategy courses. Imbalances among criteria in the six goal-criterion sets helped identify and correct weaknesses in course design and in methods of instruction. |
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| Keywords: | cooperative learning enhancements teams assessment |
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