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Reflection Assignments in Undergraduate Business Education: Evaluation and Recommendations for Effective Implementation

Ungar, Bethany
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-2089
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587737540651443

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2020, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Ohio University, Business Administration.
Reflection has been identified as a key success factor for entrepreneurs, as thinking critically about successes and failures results in improved strategy. Reflection, therefore, is a valuable skill for undergraduate educators to instill in entrepreneurship students. Despite the increasingly prevalent use of reflection in curricula within higher education, designing, executing, and effectively evaluating reflection assignments remains a challenge. One of the primary challenges of implementing reflection assignments is the "lack of effective structures to help instructors from diverse disciplines guide students through reflection" (Ash and Clayton, 2004: 138). This study makes recommendations on the effective implementation of reflection assignments and provides a sample reflection framework for a course centered around developing the reflection competency. Data from students and program directors at Ohio University is examined, and recommendations are made based on the data and a review of the literature. The study found assignment design to be a determining factor in how deeply students reflect. To enhance students' depth of reflection, recommendations are made on how to strategically frame the assignment to students; ask deep, probing questions in the prompt; use the format most effective for achieving course goals; and how to cultivate a conducive culture for reflection.
Luke Pittaway (Advisor)
145 p.
Business Education; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Education; Entrepreneurship; Higher Education; Management
entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; competency-based education; reflection; assignment design; reflection evaluation; assignment feedback; undergraduate business education; management education

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  • Ungar, B. (2020). Reflection Assignments in Undergraduate Business Education: Evaluation and Recommendations for Effective Implementation [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587737540651443

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ungar, Bethany. Reflection Assignments in Undergraduate Business Education: Evaluation and Recommendations for Effective Implementation. 2020. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587737540651443.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ungar, Bethany. "Reflection Assignments in Undergraduate Business Education: Evaluation and Recommendations for Effective Implementation." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587737540651443

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