标题：Effectiveness of peer review as cooperative web-based learning method applied out-of-class in a role playing game: A case study by quasi-experimental approach
摘要：Education at universities requires a high proportion of self-study supported
by instruments which motivate students to deepen their knowledge with case
studies and training software. The gain in learning is higher when what is learned is
reflected by others in a cooperative process. The Class Peer Review (CPR) requires
from students to evaluate each other but lecturers lose a lot of time when applying
it during the lecture. Research on CPR shows many different approaches to how this
method should be carried out effectively and many of them still demand a high
presence of the lecturer. In contrast to most studies, this article reports the results of
a CPR conducted outside the classroom and assisted by a web-supported role
playing game representing a publisher where a common online class journal is used
as an incentive and motivational element. The effectiveness of CPR was examined by
means of a quasi-experimental study. It turned out that the experimental group used
the training software significantly more frequently in addition to the lecture materials
and a meaningful increase in group dynamics was recorded. Also female students
were more motivated to continue this type of group work in the future. Final grades
were better under CPR conditions, but the effect was statistically weak. Basically, the
CPR method seems to be an effective tool to extend problem-based teaching to the
self-learning phase if practiced in combinaktion with a role play and fictive ClassJournals
as incentive. This provides further potential to e-learning instruments.
关键词：Problem-based learning; Role play; Self-study; Web-based learning; Class peer review
