Assessing The Impact of Effective Team Collaboration on Individual Outcomes in Collaborative Presentation

One of the most common collaborative learning approaches adopted by many HEIs is integration of collaborative presentation in each academic course. However, is collaborative presentation an effective learning approach? In relation to this question, the study investigates the impact of collaborative presentation on the development of individual outcomes that comprise students’ presentation skills, assignment management skills, and English language proficiency among diploma students in a Malaysian higher education institution. Quantitative approach and survey research design were employed to achieve the aim. A set of questionnaires was used as the main research instrument to collect data on students’ presentation skills, assignment management skills, and English language proficiency as well as their collaboration effectiveness with teammates. The questionnaire data that was collected from 47 respondents were subsequently analysed using Pearson’s correlation and linear regression tests. Findings revealed that not only effective team collaboration has a significant correlation with all three individual learning outcomes (students’ presentation skills, assignment management skills, and English language proficiency), but they also prove that effective team collaboration in collaborative presentation context is a significant predictor in the improvement of each of the learning outcomes. Nevertheless, future studies should investigate how different collaborative activities affect different skill sets to determine the long-term benefits of collaborative learning on career success. This would provide valuable insights into the employability value of higher education graduates.