The Use of a Reflective Logbook to Facilitate Dynamic Evaluation of Activities in a Group Project
Gireesh V. Gupchup MSHolly L. Mason PhD
Margaret Foss PhD
pages: 47 - 59
- DOI: 10.1300/J060v04n04_05
- Version of record first published: 03Apr1995
Abstract:
The ability to reflect on problems and assess performance in activities is an important asset for pharmacy students to possess. Through active reflection, new ways of thinking about and dealing with problems can be realized. This study gave pharmacy students an opportunity to learn through reflection; by maintaining a reflective logbook to facilitate dvnamic evaluation of activities carried out in a group project. Results from the Logbook Benefit Survey (LBS), constructed to determine how beneficial the reflective logbook was perceived to be by students, provide evidence that the logbook was beneficial in many respects. The Logbook Scoring Rubric (LSR) was also constructed to give an indication of the number of content dimensions addressed by the students in their logbooks. Combined results from the LBS and the LSR show that many students used the reflective logbook as an invitation to reflect on and evaluate the activities during the group project, thus promoting selfdirected learning.