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Collective reflection strategy for moderating conformity tendency and promoting reflective judgment performance
Author(s) -
Chen MingPuu,
Lord Asta Y. Z.,
Cheng YuYao,
Tai KuChou,
Pan WenHarn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/jcal.12419
Subject(s) - conformity , judgement , psychology , reflection (computer programming) , phenomenon , trainer , social psychology , reflective practice , developmental psychology , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , programming language
Reflective judgement is crucial for medical‐related practitioners in dealing with controversial issues. However, the conformity phenomenon is likely to occur and interfere with reflective judgement learning during interactive activities. Effective strategies are required to moderate the conformity behaviour tendency (CBT) and improve reflective judgement performance (RJP). This study demonstrates two significant results: (a) Compared with the guided self‐reflection learning strategy, the online collective reflection (OCR) learning strategy effectively weakened the learners' general CBT while dealing with professional controversial issues; and (b) a significantly negative correlation between the RJP achieved and the change of CBT in online environment was detected in the OCR group. The implications and potential applications in higher education were discussed. Further studies are needed to confirm the long‐term effects and the extending application to other professional studies.