1. WatCV research study

2. Study parameters Conducted Fall 2016 and Winter 2017
22 UWaterloo courses
45 instructors and teaching assistant/ markers
Across all 6 academic Faculties
1st to 4th year students
Small studio classes (20 students) to large lecture classes (350 students)

3. Study method Two student groups: Experimental and Control
Experimental “(WatCV” group) did 3 WatCV assignments
Control (“non-WatCV) did not
Experimental group made up of 1682 students; Control, 1716
3998 experimental and control group students sent out survey six months after course completion
Tested whether students could answer 2 randomized BBI questions in STAR format

4. Study findings
Both WatCV and non-WatCV co-op students articulate skills better overall than non-co- op students in both groups.
WatCV group co-op students articulate their ability to transfer skills better than non- WatCV co-op students.
WatCV group students match the skills question with a correct skill example more successfully than non-WatCV group students.
All students struggle to articulate how to transfer skills.

5. How did researchers assess ‘articulation’ of professional skills?
Researchers hand coded 673 x 3 part-STAR answers (x 2 questions) = 1881 answers
Used WatCV rubric to assess whether students could:
Sharpen: identify (situation, skill, actions, results, new situation)
Deepen: provide details (about situation, skill, actions, results, new situation)
Transfer: connect details (about situation, skill, actions, results) to bridge to new/ future situations

6. WatCV Rubric