Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania
The article explores the idea of change in the higher educational process that is implemented via the problem-based learning strategy. Problem-based learning (PBL) is widely understood as an epistemological transformation in higher education. It is emphasized that the transformation should take plac...
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| author | Jurgita Lenkauskaitė Remigijus Bubnys Erika Masiliauskienė Daiva Malinauskienė |
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| description | The article explores the idea of change in the higher educational process that is implemented via the problem-based learning strategy. Problem-based learning (PBL) is widely understood as an epistemological transformation in higher education. It is emphasized that the transformation should take place throughout the educational process, and assessment is an inseparable and very important part thereof. The study was aimed at revealing the experiences of participation in the assessment processes in PBL of students attending social science programmes in Lithuania. The empirical study, employing a semi-structured interview method, has shown that the students feel empowered when they have the opportunity to assess the entire educational process and (self-)assess the efforts related to the possibilities to become actively engaged in improvement of the assessment strategy. The study has also shown students’ critical approach to the previous experience of assessment in the educational process. Difficulties of student participation in the assessment process in PBL were also identified. They were largely due to the change in the assessment system employed by the teacher and the manifestations of student bias when participating in (self-)assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17f8fd53505140389c7219bb83e239c22023-11-22T23:05:07ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-10-01111167810.3390/educsci11110678Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in LithuaniaJurgita Lenkauskaitė0Remigijus Bubnys1Erika Masiliauskienė2Daiva Malinauskienė3Institute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, 76351 Šiauliai, LithuaniaInstitute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, 76351 Šiauliai, LithuaniaInstitute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, 76351 Šiauliai, LithuaniaInstitute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, 76351 Šiauliai, LithuaniaThe article explores the idea of change in the higher educational process that is implemented via the problem-based learning strategy. Problem-based learning (PBL) is widely understood as an epistemological transformation in higher education. It is emphasized that the transformation should take place throughout the educational process, and assessment is an inseparable and very important part thereof. The study was aimed at revealing the experiences of participation in the assessment processes in PBL of students attending social science programmes in Lithuania. The empirical study, employing a semi-structured interview method, has shown that the students feel empowered when they have the opportunity to assess the entire educational process and (self-)assess the efforts related to the possibilities to become actively engaged in improvement of the assessment strategy. The study has also shown students’ critical approach to the previous experience of assessment in the educational process. Difficulties of student participation in the assessment process in PBL were also identified. They were largely due to the change in the assessment system employed by the teacher and the manifestations of student bias when participating in (self-)assessment.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/678learningproblem-based learningassessment processstudent experienceshigher education |
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| title | Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania |
| title_full | Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania |
| title_short | Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania |
| title_sort | participation in the assessment processes in problem based learning experiences of the students of social sciences in lithuania |
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