Optimising collaborative learning and group work amongst tertiary students

Mehrdad Arashpour; Julia Lamborn; Parisa Farzanehfar

doi:10.14455/isec.res.2019.121

Optimising collaborative learning and group work amongst tertiary students

Mehrdad Arashpour, Julia Lamborn, Parisa Farzanehfar

Civil Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

Abstract

Team work and group assessments have become very common in the higher education context with the aim of enhancing communication skills and student engagement. However, group member accountability introduces a new challenge and constraint to groups in achieving their best performance. To investigate this issue, the current research analyzes the relationship between performance of individual members and group composure to test their relationship and dependency. Towards this research aim, individual and group marks in several units in were analyzed statistically. Empirical results show that there is tendency amongst same-gender students to team up together and this has a significant impact on group results. The current research contributes to improvement of theory and practice in higher education and identifies opportunities to enhance effectiveness of group work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ISEC 2019 - 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference
Editors	Didem Ozevin, Hossein Ataei, Asli Pelin Gurgun, Mehdi Modares, Siamak Yazdani, Amarjit Singh
Publisher	ISEC Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780996043762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14455/isec.res.2019.121
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2019 - Chicago, United States of America Duration: 20 May 2019 → 25 May 2019 Conference number: 10th

Conference

Conference	International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2019
Abbreviated title	ISEC 2019
Country	United States of America
City	Chicago
Period	20/05/19 → 25/05/19

Keywords

Collaborative learning
Free-riding
Gender equality
Group assignments
Higher education pedagogy
Individual assessment
Performance and output
Project-based learning
Self-selected groups
Student experience

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Arashpour, M , Lamborn, J & Farzanehfar, P 2019, Optimising collaborative learning and group work amongst tertiary students. in D Ozevin, H Ataei, AP Gurgun, M Modares, S Yazdani & A Singh (eds), ISEC 2019 - 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference. ISEC Press, International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2019, Chicago, United States of America, 20/05/19. https://doi.org/10.14455/isec.res.2019.121

Optimising collaborative learning and group work amongst tertiary students. / Arashpour, Mehrdad ; Lamborn, Julia; Farzanehfar, Parisa.

ISEC 2019 - 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference. ed. / Didem Ozevin; Hossein Ataei; Asli Pelin Gurgun; Mehdi Modares; Siamak Yazdani; Amarjit Singh. ISEC Press, 2019.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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