Journal article
The use of SMIRP for the rapid design and implementation of pedagogical constructs: Case study of a question-answer-reference framework
Educational technology & society, Vol.6(1), pp.74-82
01 Jan 2003
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Abstract
The use of SMIRP, a web-based collaborative tool, for an application in an undergraduate and a graduate class is described. SMIRP was used to rapidly construct a collaborative space where students could work on their assignment, request assistance and view their grades. The pedagogical construct was based on a question-answer-reference model where students were required to answer a series of questions based only on the material present in references they selected from the open literature. The answers and grades of all students were visible to all students in real time, although pseudonyms were used to respect student privacy. Email alerts were provided to the teacher, teaching assistants and in the second class also to the students and a librarian. Based on the analysis of log files, overall student performance in the class was found to correlate positively with curiosity and negatively with procrastination. Student expectations of turnaround times for grades and general queries were also analyzed and compared to actual performance. At the end of both classes a questionnaire module was created and an analysis of student satisfaction and preferences is reported. The successful implementation of SMIRP in these two classes supports the contention that this collaborative tool is flexible enough for the rapid design and implementation of relatively complex pedagogical constructs, with the possibility of obtaining detailed metrics.
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- Title
- The use of SMIRP for the rapid design and implementation of pedagogical constructs: Case study of a question-answer-reference framework
- Creators
- J C BradleyD McEachronD DorseyB SamuelS BabuJ BoeckerM HaghkarJ Bhatt
- Publication Details
- Educational technology & society, Vol.6(1), pp.74-82
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; Drexel University Libraries
- Identifiers
- 991019170498404721
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