scholarly journals SUCCESSES WITH TWO-STAGE EXAMS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Fengler ◽  
Peter M. Ostafichuk
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Collaborative Test ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Added Benefit ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Two-stage exams consist of a traditionalpencil-and-paper examination written in class byindividual students, followed immediately by a secondsitting in which the students retake the same exam inteams (i.e. a collaborative test). The team test providesan immediate opportunity for students to discuss, debate,teach, and receive feedback on the subject matter. Itdraws on principles of goal-directed practice, timelytargeted feedback, and collaborative learning.The practice of two-stage testing is a defining featureof the Team-Based Learning approach, and is used forintroductory reading quizzes that begin each coursemodule. These have been part of the instructionalapproach in Mechanical Engineering at the University ofBritish Columbia for over a decade. In 2014, we haveextended two-stage testing to include midterm and finalexaminations. To accommodate the team portion, examswere shortened by approximately one third and questionswere reformatted to be easier to complete in teams.Students report a strong preference this approach(72% in favour) and report a resulting improvement intheir understanding of the course material (75%). Examperformance gains have also been observed. In almost allcases, teams outperform their strongest member, and it isnot uncommon that the weakest team outperforms thestrongest individual in the class. As an added benefit, therevised question structure that makes it easier for studentsto collaborate on exam writing has also simplified andexpedited the marking process.

Should Curriculum Planning Start with Subject Matter?

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Charles E. Wales
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Subject Matter Knowledge ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Design Work ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning

Curriculum planning often starts and ends with a specification of the subject matter knowledge students will study. This paper argues that a better way to start is by performing an educational systems design which considers knowledge needs along with the need to clarify values and make effective decisions. One result of this design work is the new teaching-learning approach called Guided Design which has already been applied to a variety of disciplines.

scholarly journals An analysis of using flipped learning in Higher Education: ‘How flipping difficult can it be?’

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Bramley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Law Degree ◽  
Large Investment

This paper aims to provide a critical analysis of using flipped learning as a teaching method in Higher Education.A study of using filpped learning was carried out within the context of a module on the undergraduate law degree programme at the University of Sheffield.Prior to the study, flipped hearing had not been attempted on an undergraduate law module at the University.Sutdents undertaking the module were asked to complete a survey, and quantative comments were collated. These results will be presented and analysed in this paper. This paper also draws on academic literature to compare perspectives of incorporating this method of teaching into the HE curriculum.This paper summarises the reasons for carrying out the study, together with the key findings from this study. The key conclusions of the paper focus primarily on the benefits of incorporating flipped learning into teaching - with the central benefits being deeper learning for students, and increased engagement in the subject matter. The paper also comments on some of the challenges of this teaching method - the central challenges being the need for consistency and clear signposting, together with a large investment of time by staff in implementing such a teaching method.

Utilizing Multimedia Tools in Undergraduate Thermodynamics

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ella Fridman ◽  
Susan Shelangoskie
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Multimedia Tools ◽  
Course Material ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

It is well known that the thermodynamics is one of the most complicated subjects for students in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The new web-based Guided Self-Assessment Tool (GSATool) developed at the University of Toledo enables students to become actively engaged in the process of learning, to receive immediate feedback, to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses with the course material, and to better gauge their own learning levels and needs. The present paper describes the GSATool, its specifics and applications.

Spur Gear Design and Analysis ATAPS Package

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-153
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Spur Gear ◽  
Divide And Conquer ◽  
Gear Design ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Significant Attention

The subject of spur gear design problem in mechanical engineering (ME) deserves significant attention since the subject relies heavily on the combination of complex mathematics formulas, graphs, and tables. Many students are facing difficulty in understanding the subject of spur gear design in Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). Hence, a study was conducted to enhance the learning experience of UNITEN's ME students in the subject matter. In this research, the deterministic, divide, and conquer algorithms were employed to improve the problem-solving technique. The combination of these algorithms provided room for students to make assumption based on their input rather than having the computer to do all the calculation and as well as to break down the complicated problems into sub problems. Additionally, it was designed to examine the effectiveness of using computer-aided software to improve the learning experience and comparing it to the conventional approach.

Episcopal Visitation of Cathedrals in the Church of England

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (38) ◽  
pp. 266-288
Author(s):  
Philip Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church ◽  
Point Of Reference

In December 1994 the Revd Philip LS Barrett BD MA FRHistS FSA, Rector of Compton and Otterbourne in the Diocese of Winchester, successfully submitted a dissertation to the University of Wales College of Cardiff for the degree of LLM in Canon Law, entitled ‘Episcopal Visitation of Cathedrals in the Church of England’. Philip Barrett, best known for his magisterial study, Barchester: English Cathedral Life in the Nineteenth Century (SPCK1993), died in 1998. The subject matter of this dissertation is of enduring importance and interest to those engaged in the life and work of cathedrals, and the Editor invited Canon Peter Atkinson, Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral, to repare it for publication in this Journal, so that the author's work might receive a wider circulation, but at a manageable length. In 1999 a new Cathedrals Measure was enacted, following upon the recommendations of the Howe Commission, published in the report Heritage and Renewal (Church House Publishing 1994). The author was able to refer to the report, but not to the Measure, or to the revision of each set of cathedral Statutes consequent upon that Measure. While this limits the usefulness of the author's work as a point of reference for the present law of cathedral visitations, its value as an historical introduction remains.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Profiles and the Opinion of Students Enrolled on xMOOCs at the University of Málaga

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 6910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Ruiz-Palmero ◽  
Daniel López-Álvarez ◽  
Enrique Sánchez-Rivas ◽  
José Sánchez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The study aims to learn more about the profiles of students who attended several Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the University of Málaga (Málaga, Spain) and their opinion about them. The results of this study are based on a survey conducted by the students who completed the courses. The number of men and women as a whole is similar, although significant differences can be observed depending on the subject matter of the courses, which is also the case with the age of the students. The data revealed that 80% have university studies and 60% were working. The students in the sample learned about MOOCs mainly from other people (friends, social media, etc.) and showed a high level of satisfaction with them. It is significant that 99.4% would take another MOOC or that 97.9% would recommend it to a friend, colleague, or family member.

Landmarks in the Judicial Interpretation of Civil Rights in America

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Henry J. Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Judicial Interpretation ◽  
Judicial Process ◽  
Background Material ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Looking Back

Approximately 65 applicants opted for acceptance in this seminar, from whom twenty were ultimately selected. All accepted. They came from seven colleges and thirteen universities, located in ten states; ranked from instructor through professor; ranged in age from 29 to 61; and included seventeen men and three women.Wisely, the objectives of the four seminars conducted under the program constituted both substantive inquiry and teaching methodology. Consequently, my approach to the examination of “landmarks in the judicial interpretation of civil rights in America” was designed to stress the communicative responsibilities of teaching as well as content matter. All too frequently, the latter suffers because of insufficient attention to the former. I did not utilize video aids in the seminar, but I provided sundry types of exhibits that have proved helpful in my now more than four decades of teaching at the university level.Although the thrust of the seminar's aims and context was self-evident, it seemed to me that to address the subject matter without an analysis of seminal components of the nature of the judicial process, in general, and the parameters of judicial power, in particular, would be both short-sighted and dysfunctional. Looking back to the seminar now, I am more persuaded than ever that that resolve was appropriate—for, perhaps quite naturally and understandably in view of the deeply felt components of the subject matter, pre-conceived personal, as well as professional commitments, were indubitably in evidence at the threshold. Consequently, the entire first day's attention to an examination of the lines and limits of the judicial role and the postures of individual jurists would serve as seminal background material for the gravamen of the seminar's remaining days.

Register of Theses on Music in Britain and Ireland Supplement 6

1990 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Ian Bartlett ◽  
Benedict Sarnaker
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Complete List ◽  
Computer Programme ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
College Music ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
Additional Index

The list of theses which appears below is the first to be prepared with the aid of the Goldsmiths’ College Music Department's computer. Following the practice adopted in the previous edition of the Supplement, a separate author and subject matter index has been compiled. However, the computer programme has facilitated the production of an additional index which identifies the University and/or College of origin of all theses listed below. Furthermore, the indexes make reference to the complete list of dissertations included in this Supplement rather than being confined, as has been the case hitherto, to theses appearing for the first time, i.e. in Sections I, II and III. While the subject index is rather less detailed, and cross-indexing is not as extensive as formerly, it is hoped that readers will be able to locate the information they are seeking at least as readily as in earlier editions.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS MELALUI PENDEKATAN PEMBELAJARAN STUDENT TEAMS ACHIVEMENT DIVISION

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Deka Purnama Sari ◽  
Nurochmah Nurochmah ◽  
Haryadi Haryadi ◽  
Syaiturjim Syaiturjim
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Material Data ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning By Using

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman matematis siswa setelah dilakukan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan Students Teams Achievement Divisons (STAD). Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah pre-experimental dengan bentuk One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Subjek penelitian adalah salah satu kelas dari sebuah instansi di daerah Tangerang yang teridi dari 17 siswa. Instrumen penelitian meliputi tes pemahaman matematis dan pedoman wawancara. Pokok bahasan yang menjadi bahasan dalam penelitian ini adalah materi perbandingan senilai. Data dari hasil penelitian dianalisis secara kuantitatif-deskriptif. Peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman matematis dilihat dari perhitungan N Gain dan hasil wawancara dijelaskan secara deskriptif. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dari penelitian, perolehan rata-rata kriteria N Gain adalah 0,69 (sedang). Kemudian, dari hasil wawancara secara terbuka terhadap sampel, respon siswa yang didapat cukup baik dilihat dari antusias ketika mengikuti pembelajaran maupun respon secara terbuka. Berdasarkan hasil tes terlihat adanya peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman matematis siwa setelah diterapkan pendekatan pembelajaran STAD.Kata Kunci: kemampuan pemahaman matematis, perbandingan senilai, students teams achievement division IMPROVED MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH STUDENTS TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISONS (STAD) LEARNING APPROACH AbstractThis study aimed to determine the increase in the ability of students' mathematical understanding after learning by using Students Teams Achievement Divisons (STAD) approach. This research was pre-experimental with form one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of research were one of the classes of an institution in the Tangerang area consisting of 17 students. Research instruments include mathematical comprehension test and interview guides. The subject matter of the discussion in this study was worth comparison material. Data from the study were analyzed quantitatively-descriptive. Improving the ability of understanding mathematical seen from the calculation N Gain and interviews described in descriptive. Based on data obtained from the study, the average acquisition criteria N Gain was 0.69 (medium). Then, from the interviews are open to sample student responses obtained fairly good views of enthusiastic when following the study and response publicly. Based on the results of test seen an increase in students' mathematical understanding abilities after learning approach applied STAD.Keywords: mathematical understanding ability, comparison worth, students teams achievement division.

scholarly journals Studi Komparasi Kurikulum Bahasa Arab Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan dan Kurikulum 2013 Satuan Pendidikan dan Kurikulum 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-156
Author(s):  
Nurul Aini
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This paper aims to find out the similarities and differences contained in the KTSP and the 2013 curriculum Arabic subjects Madrasah Aliyah from the aspect of goals, materials, and methods. As well as knowing the advantages and disadvantages of both curriculum. Types of research this is library research with a qualitative approach. Analysis of the data uses content analysis. Based on analysis concluded that in the KTSP and the 2013 Arabic Curriculum for Madrasah Aliyah, it has many similarities in aspects of purpose, material or method. It's just that the 2013 curriculum tries to complement its deficiencies in KTSP as in the subject matter, the 2013 curriculum is more detailed in describing the scope of the material in the form of KI and KD, besides that the 2013 curriculum does not only emphasize cognitive aspects only, but cognitive, psychomotor and affective aspects balanced and integrated into all subjects. Addition to that, if in the KTSP the learning approach used varies, then the 2013 curriculum uses a scientific approach.

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