Addressing unrealistic optimism with counterfactual reasoning in an employability module in higher education
Journal article
Authors | Hanson, Jill and Burke, Ciaran |
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Abstract | The study aimed to explore the effect of second year business students engaging in counterfactual reasoning on their unrealistic optimism regarding attainment on an employability module. Using an experimental design, the study compared the module performance of those who generated reasons why they would and would not achieve a series of specific grades. A control group who did not generate any reasons also took part. Students who generated reasons why they would not achieve a good grade were less likely to be unrealistically optimistic and more likely to attain a good grade on their assessment. This is a small sample of students from one form of programme, so replication with a greater sample drawn from other programmes would increase reliability. The results suggest an easily applied and practical way of engaging students in employability modules to support their development of a range of capitals. |
Keywords | Education; Employability; Counterfactual reasoning; Unrealistic optimism |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in higher Education |
Journal citation | ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) |
Publisher | Emerald |
ISSN | 2050-7003 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-02-2019-0047 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625142 |
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Publication dates | 01 Sep 2020 |
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Deposited | 01 Sep 2020, 11:29 |
Accepted | 27 Jul 2020 |
Rights | Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
Contributors | Univerity of West England and University of Derby |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93187/addressing-unrealistic-optimism-with-counterfactual-reasoning-in-an-employability-module-in-higher-education
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