Birmingham Economics Education Seminars (BEES)
Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Economics
The Birmingham Economic Education Seminars (BEES) are a collaboration between Birmingham's three largest universities; Aston University, University of Birmingham, and Birmingham City University. Our seminars aim to provide a diverse and inclusive space for the presentation and discussion of ideas in economics education and aim to provide value to educators both within economics, and in adjacent disciplines which face similar challenges in teaching and learning.
In the interests of promoting inclusion and participation from as wide an audience as possible, we welcome both in-person or remote participation.
Explore and promote educational innovation through seminars and presentations, discussions and exchange of insights among educators.
Promote engagement with economics educational and pedagogical research to assist in the development and dissemination of impactful strategies for engaging students actively in economics classrooms.
To prioritise diversity and inclusion in economics, to provide an inclusive platform for a diverse range of participants, and to meaningfully embed inclusivity and diversity in all activities.
To provide a platform for the development of economics education and the professional development of economics educational researchers.
To foster a network of dedicated economics educators committed to continuous improvement in teaching and create opportunities for collaborative research across institutions.
Title: Group work as assessments: perspectives from UK instructors (joint with Arpita Ghosh (Exeter) and Anastasia Papadopolou (Bristol)
Speaker: Atisha Ghosh (University of Warwick)
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2025
Time: 13:30pm - 16:00pm (UK time)
Room: TBC
Location: University House, University of Birmingham, B15 2TY
Group work is a useful assessment tool, as it not only helps students assimilate the course material but also learn in a cooperative space, equipping them with important transferable skills of communication and negotiation (Chiriac E, 2014). As such, it is one of the most used ‘inherently’ authentic assessment tools, inviting however some criticisms, such as the issue of “free riding” (Mellor T, 2012). Contemporary research has investigated group dynamics and methods of reducing such issues in assessment (Watkins R, 2004). Our objective is to understand instructors’ viewpoint on group work in summative assessments.
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