Conclusions and implications of Online Collaborative Learning and Assessment

In conclusion, the study has confirmed the value of interactive, engaging and assessed collaborative learning tasks integrated into the curriculum to promote online learning, not to mention that attendance in the online learning platform was 100%. Learning has been found to be independent, interactive, collaborative and active, and learners have become much more critical in applying subject knowledge to solving problems in the online discussion tasks.

Online collaborative learning and assessment in this study has achieved the goals of encouraging greater collaboration and interactivity, developing particular learning skills which can be reinforced through online collaborative assessment, assessing process and product more fairly and consistently by providing opportunities for the teacher and students to negotiate ideas and comments, fostering skills of peer-assessment and self-assessment, encouraging active and flexible learning, facilitating a deep learning approach, and enhancing relationships within groups.

What is the way forward? First of all, this study suggests that this innovative teaching, learning and assessment methodology could be applied to other fields of academic study. Depending on the nature of the disciplines and subjects, the OCLA taxonomy would be modified accordingly; and once that is done, it could have wider applications in higher education. Second, the implementation of OCLA could be more carefully planned, for instance, to define and communicate to all parties at the outset the respective roles and expectations of teacher and learner in the OCLA process (Youngblood et al., 2001), the OCLA assessment framework illustrated with examples taken from previous portfolios, and so on. Third, more awareness training and closer monitoring of the implementation during the course of study would be necessary. Lastly, the affective and social aspects of OCLA manifested in group forum discussions and critiques as well as self and peer assessment would also need to be addressed, by means of involving students in the discussion of various ways of expressing opinions, agreement, disagreement, asking questions, debating, etc. to achieve different communicative purposes.

اخر الاخبار

اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

متحف الكفيل يباشر صيانة منسوجات تراثية تابعة للعتبة العسكرية المقدسة

العتبة العباسية المقدسة تستذكر مظلومية الإمام الكاظم (عليه السلام) عبر مجلس عزاء

قسم العلاقات العامة يناقش مع منتدى شباب الإسكان إقامة مهرجان تكريم طالبات المدارس المرتديات العباءة في القادسية

سماحة السيد الصافي يدعو إلى توحيد الجهود في تحقيق التراث لضمان الرصانة والدقة وخدمة الساحة العلمية

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

6 فواكة تساعدك على الشعور بتحسّن عند المرض

حفاظا على صحة العين.. هذا أفضل وقت لتناول فيتامين أ

الاستخدام اليومي لسماعات الأذن.. أخطر مما تتصور !

هل توقيت نشاطك اليومي يؤثر على صحة دماغك؟.. العلماء يجيبون

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

ابتكار ألماني قد يغيّر مستقبل صناعة البلاستيك

تحديثات وأرباح عبر المشاهدات.. ما الذي تخطط له "لينكد إن"؟

"الكوكايين الوردي".. مخدر جديد يثير قلق السلطات الأميركية

دراسة: تغيّرات في أسلوب القيادة قد تكشف مبكرا عن الخرف !

المزيد

مواضيع ذات صلة

Parents with Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION

PROVISION OF SUPPORT

CARING FOR CHILDREN

EUGENICS AND ETHICAL ISSUES

PARENTING

DISCRIMINATION AND DIVERSITY

THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Parents with Learning Disabilities

Legislation and Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION

LEGAL SAFEGUARDS

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005

THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998