Blogging improved academic performance in problem-based learning in one experimental study¶
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q2 i? Chhabra & Sharma's experimental study with 133 undergraduate engineering students found the academic performance of the blog-using group was better than the non-blogging control group in problem-based learning. → Carlos R. del Blanco 2018
Evidence¶
Carlos R. del Blanco 2018¶
Carlos R. del Blanco, Ivan García-Magariño. (2018). The use of blogs in the education field: A qualitative systematic review. https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.05421
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Review reports Chhabra & Sharma's experimental study with 133 undergraduate engineering students in problem-based learning, treatment group posting and answering problems in blogs versus a non-blogging control. The review states "the academic performance of the group using the blog was bet ter than the other group that did not use it".
"Results ind icated that the academic performance of the group using the blog was bet ter than the other group that did not use it."
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Related Claims¶
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- Web 2.0 technologies (wikis and blogs) show a positive, moderate pooled effect on academic performance (E++ = 0.740) across 19 quasi-experimental studies — a broader claim this one bears on
- Experimental studies found no significant increase in students' knowledge from blogging in three separate studies — reports the opposite
- Blogging fostered positive student engagement and interest in learning activities across most studies, though experimental evidence was mixed — related
- Blogging activities can foster reflective practices that support student learning, though most supporting studies relied on self-reported data and lacked control groups — related
- PBL-treated undergraduates produced more accurate problem solutions than non-PBL controls after one semester — related
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