The challenge of understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning

Sandars, John; Cecilio-Fernandes, Dario; Gandomkar, Roghayeh; Patel, Rakesh

Abstract

Learning in groups is commonly used in academic and clinical health professions education (HPE). There is growing recognition that regulation during learning is essential for both the individual learner and group learning. The authors in this article propose a practical approach for understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning. The approach is informed by previous studies conducted in other areas of education. Three varieties of regulation during group learning are discussed: individual, co-regulation and shared regulation. Each variety of regulation has a focus on three essential activities during group learning: task, social and motivation. Illustrative scenarios are presented to describe how the approach can be practically used in HPE. The specific and additional focus on regulation can enhance current approaches for providing feedback on group learning and the authors discuss recommendations for practical implementation and future research.

Citation

Sandars, J., Cecilio-Fernandes, D., Gandomkar, R., & Patel, R. (2021). The challenge of understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning. Scientia Medica, 31(1), Article e39294. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2021.1.39294

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 15, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 25, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 25, 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 25, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 29, 2021
• Journal: Scientia Medica
• Print ISSN: 1806-5562
• Electronic ISSN: 1980-6108
• Publisher: ediPUCRS
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: e39294
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2021.1.39294
• Keywords: General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5416192
• Publisher URL: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/39294