scholarly journals Preparing the Engineering Student for Success with IDEAS: A Second Year Experiential Learning Activity for Large-size Classes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Zaurin
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Size Classes ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Second Year

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF EXPERIENTIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Chorlton ◽  
Austin Martins-Robalino ◽  
Natalia Espinosa-Merlano ◽  
John Gales
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Remote Environment ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of this study is to better understand the effect of undergraduate engineering student engagement with an experiential learning opportunity on academic success in a virtual format. Students in a second year Civil Engineering Materials course that was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic were given the option to shift a portion of the final exam weight onto an experiential project. The project consisted of the construction and loading of a small bridge, introducing an experiential component to the virtual course. As a reflective question onthe final exam, students were asked to record a brief video testimony related to their motivations and any perceived benefits for participating or not participating in theproject. Of the students who participated in the bridge project, 58% were characterized as having thorough or above average knowledge and understanding of the graduate attribute indicators, relative to 33% of students who did not participate. Engagement with the bridge project through experiential learning therefore aligned with strengthened understanding of the graduate attributes, within the restrictions of the remote environment. In planning for future online courses, this study shows a method of engaging students with an experiential activity virtually, its positive effect on academic achievement, and other associated benefits.

scholarly journals Implementation of the meta-subject approach in the process of foreign language training of future teachers at a pedagogical university

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
A. Kabbassova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Second Year

A future teacher who speaks foreign language is in more demand by school today than ever before. Pedagogical universities change their activities to meet the school educational system’s requirements. The need of English for future teachers is determined by the necessity of subject activity. In the process of teaching the teacher not only stimulates the mastering of the basics of science, but also creates the opportunity to develop learning skills, critically realize their experience of foreign language usage. First and second year students, while learning foreign language, improve their speaking skills, learn to use the best way to build their learning activity. The goal of the next step of professional training is to master teaching methods, which will let the students use their foreign language knowledge. Teaching English on the basis of meta-subject approach principles will allow to solve these problems. The article is devoted to the analysis of solving the problems of foreign language education of future teachers. The author suggests using the meta-subject potential of a foreign language as a general strategy of foreign language education. The experimental pedagogical work carried out at the Pavlodar Pedagogical University allows us to draw a conclusion about the effectiveness of the proposed ideas.

scholarly journals OUTCOME BASED LEARNING: THE EFFECT OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY ON DEEP CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Prashant Thote ◽  
Gowri S
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Understanding Of Science

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of experiential learning activity in deep conceptual understanding of science in comparison with conventional teaching model. In the present experiment quasi experimental and post-test research design is implemented. Totally 80 students participate in the study: 40 girls and 40 boys. The sample is categorized into two: study and the control group. Each group consists of 40 students: 20 boys and 20 girls. The study group is taught “Gases Law” by using experiential learning activities and the control is taught by using the conventional method. Data is collected by using a questionnaire and it consists of 20 multiple choice questions. The collected data is analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The examination of the data illustrates that there is no noteworthy difference in the mean score between the study group and the control group. Independent ‘t-test’ is applied to compare the student’s achievement in post-test. The mean score of the study group, who are exposed to the experiential learning activities, in Science Achievement post-test is 17.35. It is higher than that of (t=6.65; p>0.01) the learners in the control group. The mean of the control group is 14.45. Therefore, it is concluded that the experiential learning activities as a teaching model enhances the deep conceptual understanding of science.

scholarly journals Experiential learning in higher education. A student-centered teaching method that improves perceived learning.

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
Verónica Villarroel ◽  
◽  
Mariavictoria Benavente ◽  
María Josefina Chuecas ◽  
Daniela Bruna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
Do So

There is an interest in involving psychology students in early practical activities, which allow them to learn in a more meaningful and authentic way. In these instances, they must apply knowledge, solve problems and demonstrate professional skills associated with the graduate competencies that they are expected to achieve. The present work seeks to position experiential learning as a means to reach these goals. With this aim, an intervention on experiential learning with second year students from a developmental psychology course is presented, describing its design, implementation and assessment. The students observed and interviewed schoolchildren to determine an area of development in which they needed stimulation and enrichment for a healthy development. Then, they created a pedagogical tool to do so, testing its application on the same children sample. The results showed a positive perception from the students, teachers and beneficiaries of the proposal. Likewise, the students reported the perception of having learned more than in a subject in which this methodology is not used; this difference was statistically significant.

An Experiential Education Approach to Teaching the Mind-Body Problem

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Alexandru Manafu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
Body Problem ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Experiential Learning Theory ◽  
Olfactory Experience ◽  
Length Width ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Mind Body Problem ◽  
The Mind

This article shows how the mind-body problem can be taught effectively via an experiential learning activity involving a couple of classroom props: a brick and a jar of ground coffee. By experiencing the physical properties of the brick (shape, weight, length, width) and contrasting them with the olfactory experience of coffee (seemingly dimensionless, weightless, etc.), students are introduced in a vivid way to the well-known difficulty of explaining the mental in physical terms. A brief overview of experiential learning theory and its connection to philosophy is also provided.

BEAN BAGS: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR QUALITY CONTROL

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Peiro-Signes ◽  
María del Val Segarra-Oña ◽  
Oscar Trull-Domínguez ◽  
Maria de Miguel-Molina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Activity
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