Our Seminars & Workshops

Andreas Markoulakis' presentation will be: Students’ comprehension and its impact in small group setting when using the One Minute Paper (OMP) technique 

Abstract: In this presentation, I will present some of the findings from my research on small group teaching where I make use of the One Minute Paper (OMP), a tool to assess the level of comprehension of the students through a few questions at the end of the seminars (small groups) for a first-year module in economics. First, I will explain the teaching approach of OMP, how it works in practice and how it can be implemented in a classroom. Then, I attempt to examine the data collected and the focus will be on the following questions. First, I attempt to determine how students’ comprehension changes depending on how the questions students are asked on their understanding are framed (framing effects), especially when students might be hesitant to ask for clarifications. Subsequently, I will discuss potential connection between the written exam scores of the students and their levels of comprehension during a small group. More precisely, the hypothesis I will examine is that better comprehension levels in a seminar could be related to higher marks in the final exams for the students. I will use simple statistical analysis tools to examine this relationship. This is something that has received little attention in the literature on small group teaching. Furthermore, this statistical approach allows me to examine how strong the framing effects could be and their impact in the exam scores. Finally, I will discuss some implications, some feedback from the students for this technique and some further paths for future research which I may follow.

Annika Johnson's presentation will be: The UK Economics Degree in 2026 (joint with Ashley Lait (Bath))