TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing critical reflection
T2 - an integrated approach
AU - Wilkin, Carla
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 British Accounting Association
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - The increasing impact of globalisation and digitalisation on accounting reinforces the need for accounting education to develop students' core professional skills such as communication, analytical skills and critical thinking, as well as their ability to evaluate the relativity of their knowledge and acknowledge learning needs. This paper reports on a comparative study that explores outcomes from surveys of two separate student groups as they engaged with the elements and components of a task designed to develop their skills and ability to reflect on the currency of knowledge. Findings show merit in the design's integrated and interactive approach, including the transition of students' perspectives, with critical reflection developed through sequencing individual and cooperative learning, oral and written exercises, and formative and summative assessment. Survey responses from students indicate that they responded positively to the challenge of critically reflecting upon research and articulating the relativity of their knowledge.
AB - The increasing impact of globalisation and digitalisation on accounting reinforces the need for accounting education to develop students' core professional skills such as communication, analytical skills and critical thinking, as well as their ability to evaluate the relativity of their knowledge and acknowledge learning needs. This paper reports on a comparative study that explores outcomes from surveys of two separate student groups as they engaged with the elements and components of a task designed to develop their skills and ability to reflect on the currency of knowledge. Findings show merit in the design's integrated and interactive approach, including the transition of students' perspectives, with critical reflection developed through sequencing individual and cooperative learning, oral and written exercises, and formative and summative assessment. Survey responses from students indicate that they responded positively to the challenge of critically reflecting upon research and articulating the relativity of their knowledge.
KW - Collaborative and individual learning
KW - Critical reflection
KW - Problem-based learning
KW - Professional skills
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bar.2021.101043
DO - 10.1016/j.bar.2021.101043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85115947645
VL - 54
JO - The British Accounting Review
JF - The British Accounting Review
SN - 0890-8389
IS - 3
M1 - 101043
ER -