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Development of a student-centred manual using appreciative inquiry

Development of a student-centred manual using appreciative inquiry Unlike common evaluation procedures where students are only used to gather information without being involved in the utilisation of the information, the procedure applied in this study involved students in the process of implementing the gathered information in the improvement of learning and the development of a student-centred learning resource. This study aims to improve learning by involving students in the improvement process through appreciative inquiry (AI) and give students a different teaching method.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, AI was used to identify the best of an existing learning resource; co-envisioning the possibilities that can improve the learning resource and co-constructing the possibilities along with the students that will benefit from the improved learning resource.FindingsThrough the five phases of AI, students generated ideas for improving the learning resource and the ideas were implemented in creating an improved learning resource. The improved learning resource was evaluated by other students that did not participate in creating the improved learning resource. Majority of the students said the improved learning resource was more impactful on their learning, better than the original learning resource.Originality/valueAI has hitherto been mostly focussed on other aspects of teaching and learning than aspects that require subject knowledge such as the development of teaching and learning resources. Hence, in this study, students were engaged as co-creators in developing a student-centred self-learning study manual. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1756-669X
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1756-669X
DOI
10.1108/ijqss-05-2022-0045
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Abstract

Unlike common evaluation procedures where students are only used to gather information without being involved in the utilisation of the information, the procedure applied in this study involved students in the process of implementing the gathered information in the improvement of learning and the development of a student-centred learning resource. This study aims to improve learning by involving students in the improvement process through appreciative inquiry (AI) and give students a different teaching method.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, AI was used to identify the best of an existing learning resource; co-envisioning the possibilities that can improve the learning resource and co-constructing the possibilities along with the students that will benefit from the improved learning resource.FindingsThrough the five phases of AI, students generated ideas for improving the learning resource and the ideas were implemented in creating an improved learning resource. The improved learning resource was evaluated by other students that did not participate in creating the improved learning resource. Majority of the students said the improved learning resource was more impactful on their learning, better than the original learning resource.Originality/valueAI has hitherto been mostly focussed on other aspects of teaching and learning than aspects that require subject knowledge such as the development of teaching and learning resources. Hence, in this study, students were engaged as co-creators in developing a student-centred self-learning study manual.

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International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 7, 2023

Keywords: Improve learning; Evaluation procedures; Learning resource; Appreciative inquiry; Co-envisioning; Co-constructing; Self-learning study manual

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