- They both allowed learner choice of focus
- Having both provided balance of individual vs group/team (formed on the basis of shared/common interest)
- Peer feedback against self- and group-developed criteria at various key stages was extremely helpful (btw these assignments were graded Pass or Fail). Peers were in very different disciplines and so looked at the work from different perspectives, but at the same time with our shared experience of the MEd progam
I liked them both very much. I found both types of work very beneficual for three main reasons: