title: Using Reflective Writing as a Predictor of Academic Success in Different Assessment Formats.
abstract: Objectives.To investigate whether reflective-writing skills are associated with academic success.Methods.Two hundred sixty-four students enrolled in a pharmacy practice course completed reflective statements. Regression procedures were conducted to determine whether reflective-writing skills were associated with academic success in different assessment formats: written, oral, and video tasks.Results.Reflective-writing skills were found to be a predictor of academic performance in some formats of assessment: written examination; oral assessment task and overall score for the Unit of Study (UoS). Reflective writing skills were not found to predict academic success in the video assessment task.Conclusions.Possessing good reflective-writing skills was associated with improved academic performance. Further research is recommended investigating the impact of reflective skill development on academic performance measures in other health education.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsingos-Lucas
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Sinthia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosnic-Anticevich
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Carl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D014956:Writing; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: academic performance; different formats of assessment; pharmacy education; reflection; reflective writing