Using blogs to develop and determine graduate competencies in an undergraduate business subject
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2019
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Deneen, C.
Ali, I.
Byard, K.
Kommunuri, J.
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Wei, S.C.Y.
Mun, C.K.
Alphonso, A.
Mun, C.K.
Alphonso, A.
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Conference Proceedings Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart. 36th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, 2019 / Wei, S.C.Y., Mun, C.K., Alphonso, A. (ed./s), pp.121-129
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ASCILITE 2019 Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (2 Dec 2019 - 5 Dec 2019 : Singapore, Singapore)
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Graduate competencies are increasingly in demand from professional sectors, but within sufficient response from professional degree programs. This study examines the use of blogs as assessment in a first-year Bachelor of Business program. Three hundred and nine students responded to an online questionnaire exploring their perceptions of blog as a learning and assessment tool. Of particular focus were students' perceptions on ease of use, benefit and impact on the recognized graduate competency of writing skills. A regression model was applied to data analys in association between perception of improvement in the quality and quantity of the students' work (Q&Q) and several other variables. Results suggest a significant and complex relationship between participants' perception of the flexibility and benefit of the blog and three areas relevant to writing skills: self-reported improvement in writing, increased ownership of learning, and development of reflective skills. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.
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Copyright 2019 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)