Student feedback has shown that the work is challenging, empowering, and fun (Supplemental Material 2 provides a representative sample of student reflections from the first primary literature lab), and they often refer on exams to topics from these articles when applying their knowledge to novel situations.
A section of the Bass Connections website hosts a growing collection of student reflections.
To mark the end of the pilot year of PebblePad (Duke's ePortfolio tool), please join the early adopters to learn about their use of portfolio materials in their teaching and view examples of student reflections and portfolios, the implementation of portfolios for departmental assessment, and instructor assignments developed.
There is an urgent need for practical tools, such as rigorous assessment processes [ 36], RSES, SOC models and qualitative analysis of student reflections, to guide delivery and evaluation of accredited courses in resource-poor countries.
The findings on interactive learning in peer meetings tie in with study findings which indicate that social interaction promotes the development of students' reflection skills (Thijs and van den Berg 2002; Tigelaar et al. 2006; Meijer 2005; Wray 2007).
The experience has been evaluated through different means: learning achievements of students, reflections of the participants and a report based on the institutional evaluation of the experience.
Culminates with submission of a written summary of students reflections and experiences around leadership from throughout the term.
Determine students' self-reported use of Twitter in a health systems course and gauge their perceptions of its value and utility for self-guided supplementation of course material, and evaluate the quality of students' reflections from information they found on Twitter.
Specific examples of students' reflections are also presented to provide insight of students' perspectives regarding the research question, as well as explanations of the students' perspectives regarding the emerged categories.
