A Students' Preferences-Based Approach to Select Methods for Detecting and Handling Free-Riding

Autor/inn/en	van den Herik, Else-Marie; Benning, Tim M.
Titel	A Students' Preferences-Based Approach to Select Methods for Detecting and Handling Free-Riding
Quelle	In: Journal of Marketing Education, 43 (2021) 2, S.233-243 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Benning, Tim M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-4753
DOI	10.1177/0273475321992109
Schlagwörter	Preferences; Teaching Methods; Identification; Group Dynamics; Cooperative Learning; Marketing; Business Administration Education; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Grades (Scholastic); Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Gruppendynamik; Kooperatives Lernen; Ausland; Notenspiegel; Niederlande
Abstract	Free-riding is a serious challenge in group projects. While there are various methods to reduce free-riding, marketing educators still face a difficult task when selecting an appropriate method for their course. In this study, we propose a students' preferences-based approach that supports marketing educators with the selection of methods to detect and handle free-riding. To measure these preferences, students completed an online survey based on a choice task about two methods to detect free-riding and a ranking task about four methods to handle free-riding (n = 254). Their answers were analyzed using chi-squared tests, Borda scores, and rank-ordered logit models. The results show that: (1) neither Dutch nor international students have a clear preference for one of the two detection methods (the reporting system vs. the process evaluation system); (2) grade discussion (a possible reduction of the free-rider's grade based on a conversation with the course coordinator about each student's contribution) is the most preferred method to handle free-riding; and (3) international students have a stronger preference for stricter handling methods. Marketing educators can apply the proposed approach, or use our specific findings, for designing methods to reduce free-riding in their courses. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01