scholarly journals Replacing Final Exams with Open-Ended Course Projects in Engineering Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Kevin Goorts
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Final Exams ◽  
Primary Means

Over the last twenty years, assessment methods in Engineering education have shifted to focus on evaluating desired learning outcomes. Both Mills and Treagust (2003) and Olds, Moskal, and Miller (2005) credit the paradigm shift to accreditation procedures that report program inputs and document achievement of learning objectives. High-stakes final exams have been, and still are, widely used in Engineering education as the primary means to evaluate student learning (Flores, Veiga Simão, Barros, & Pereira, 2015). Although considered objective and efficient for large class sizes, Knight (2002) points to shortcomings associated with final exams including ineffectiveness at evaluating certain types of outcomes and a distorting effect on the taught curriculum. However, overcoming these shortcomings is possible through project-based learning and open-ended course projects. Project-based learning is a form of experiential learning that gives students the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts while developing higher-order skills (e.g., critical thinking, synthesis, and evaluation) and soft-skills (e.g., communication, management, and teamwork; Mills & Treagust, 2003). Based on three different experiences with large-scale open-ended projects, Daniels, Faulkner, and Newman (2002) conclude that the use of course projects enhances student learning while better preparing them for their future careers. Flores et al.’s (2015) findings support this notion by demonstrating that students perceive assessment methods that require active involvement as more fair and effective. This workshop aims to increase awareness around the importance of assessment and highlight that high-stakes final exams, although widely used, have a number of flaws that may bias evaluation and impact student learning. The workshop’s main goal is to introduce project-based learning as an alternative to final exams and develop skills to identify where and how instructors can use open-ended course projects effectively.

RELATIONSHIP ON CLASS MANAGEMENT FOR LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS STUDENTS IN BUILDING ENGINEERING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MANADO

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 2 Nomor 2 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Class Management ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Building Engineering

This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between classroom management and student achievement in the Building Engineering Education Department, The Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Manado, and look for obstacles or obstacles that inhibit the success of student learning while looking for efforts to overcome these problems. This research method is correlational research. The results of a simple linear regression analysis of the variables of classroom management and student achievement in the Building Egineering Education Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Manado obtained the equation of the regression line ỷ = 34.80 + 0.42 X, which illustrates that if class management increases by one unit, student achievement will increase amounting to 0.361 units. Similarly, the results obtained that the regression model is good enough, because based on the model deviation test shows that the deviation is not significant at the 5% test level in this case F (Calculate) = 0.73 <F (Table) = 2.43. Thus, the regression equation above can be used to estimate or predict learning achievement (Y) if class management (X) is known. The results of testing the hypothesis, it is evident that the classroom management variables (X) have a positive and significant effect on student learning achievement at the Building Egineering Education at Universitas Negeri Manado. Based on these results, there is a significant and positive relationship between classroom management and student achievement in the Building Egineering Education Department students at Universitas Negeri Manado.

Project-based learning in a graduate course on home appliance engineering

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092110134
Author(s):  
Yeon Kim ◽  
Suk Lee ◽  
Changsun Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Industrial Projects ◽  
Home Appliance

Project-based learning is one of the popular and promising approaches in engineering education. The current study reports on a curriculum that was designed and implemented by a graduate school to help students gain knowledge and creative thinking skills through collaboration between different majors during industrial projects in a graduate course on home appliance engineering. The students selected the topics, planned the project, conducted research, produced a prototype, and presented their results under the guidance of a group of advisors consisting of professors, technical advisors, and industry mentors. A quantitative analysis showed that this approach was effective in improving the students’ attitude toward engineering. Furthermore, a qualitative analysis showed that this learning method helped students learn how to communicate and present effectively, to flexibly approach projects, and to understand the practices of industrial research. Based on the findings, the current study discusses how the project-based learning helped students advance.

Expanding the boundaries of learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (8) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Thomas Hatch
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Practices ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Project Based Learning

Taking advantage of the possibilities for learning outside of school requires us to build on what we know about why it is so hard to sustain and scale up unconventional educational experiences within conventional schools. To illustrate the opportunities and challenges, Thomas Hatch describes a large-scale approach to project-based learning developed in a camp in New Hampshire and incorporated in a Brooklyn school, a trip-based program in Detroit, and Singapore’s systemic embrace of learning outside school. By understanding the conditions that can sustain alternative instructional practices, educators can find places to challenge the boundaries of schooling and create visions of the possible that exceed current constraints.

scholarly journals Current Manifestations of the Ethnic Identity of Transylvanian Saxons

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Tomáš Drs
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Evangelical Church ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Majority Culture ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The study ‘Current Manifestations of the Ethnic Identity of Transylvanian Saxons’ presents this ethnic minority in Romania. Based on the theoretical concepts of T. H. Eriksen, it deals with the issues of the ethnic identity and its contemporary manifestations in the culture of Transylvanian Saxons. Information gathered during the qualitative field research make it possible to capture changes in the manifestations of the ethnic identity and the relationship between the minority and the majority culture. As a result of modernization processes and large-scale emigration, there has been a change of the group’s mentality, with traditional behaviour patterns and models of social coexistence disintegrating. The need has arisen to revise the ethnic identity of the community. The observed aspects of the ethnic identity include ethnicity and Saxon self-concept, Saxon dialect, Saxon Evangelical Church, festivities, minority education and interethnic relations. Attention is also paid to the opinions of Saxon politicians and intellectuals of the current situation of the society and its future direction.

scholarly journals DESIGN DIRECTED ENGINEERING EDUCATION

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Yellowley ◽  
Peihua Gu
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Turn On ◽  
New Material ◽  
Direct Student ◽  
The Impact

The authors examine the changes and opportunities in the educational environment that will occur as packaged courseware and virtual access to laboratories are assimilated into the engineering curriculum worldwide. The impact on Universities and in turn on Canadian industry will be major unless there is a coordinated effort that can turn the challenge into an opportunity. The opportunity, the authors believe, is to use this new material to allow innovative approaches to education that use Design to direct student learning. The major benefits would be a greater appreciation of technology and practice and significantly improved communication skills, (both of which are regarded as essential by industrial employers). The authors believe that the engineering science background would be enhanced rather than weakened by the approach suggested.

scholarly journals Project Based Learning Activities in Engineering Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Faustino Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Master Degree ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Teaching Learning

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">In the present work, the author reports examples of his involvement in different teaching/learning methodologies during his five years of the Integrated Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. The aim is to explain how useful those experiences have been, allowing him to explore many techno-scientific activities within his engineering education while student as well as other <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">transferable</span> skills and later, up to the present, as a professional in academic environment. The author wishes to underline the excellent opportunity he had to practice reflection processes as an essential methodology of his engineering education.</span>

scholarly journals Meta Analisis Pengaruh Integrasi Pendidikan STEM dalam Model Project Based Learning Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Izzah ◽  
Venny Mulyana
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
And Mathematics

Education is essentially an activity carried out by students which results in changes in themselves. This principle implies that what must be prioritized is the learning activities of students instead of something that is given to students. STEM-based learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) can train students to apply their knowledge to create designs as a form of solving environmental problems by utilizing technology. The learning model recommended for use in the 2013 curriculum is a student-centered learning model, one of which is the Project Based Learning model. This study will analyze how much influence STEM education with the PjBL model has on student learning outcomes. This study uses a meta-analysis method. determined via the Effect Size (ES). Research data were obtained from 25 national and international journals. The meta-analysis study is based on three categories, namely education level, subjects and student learning outcomes. The results showed that; first, the influence of the PjBL model of STEM education based on the level of education is most effective in SMP. ES value = 1.89 and categorized as high. Second, based on the type of subject, the most effective influence of the PjBL model of STEM education is Mathematics. ES value = 3,7 and categorized as high. Third, based on student learning outcomes, the influence of the PjBL model of STEM education is the most effective in the aspect of skills. ES value = 1.68 and categorized as high.

scholarly journals Project Based Learning untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Kimia Siswa Pokok Bahasan Hakikat Ilmu Kimia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Sasmono Sasmono
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Model Project ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Improve Student Learning

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah pembelajaran menggunakan model Project Based Learning (PjBL) dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada pelajaran kimia dengan pokok bahasan Hakikat Ilmu Kimia, serta untuk mengetahui besar peningkatannya. Metode penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan dalam 2 siklus. Variabel yang digunakan adalah peningkatan hasil belajar mencakup nilai kognitif dan psikomotorik. Adapun instrumen yang digunakan adalah pretes-postes, portofolio, lembar observasi, dan angket kuisioner. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh gambaran siswa yang mencapai Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) nilai kognitif sebesar 97% dengan rata-rata nilai 82, siswa yang mencapai KKM nilai psikomotorik sebanyak 100% dengan rata-rata nilai 91. Terjadi peningkatan keberhasilan guru dalam menerapkan model pembelajaran PjBL pada siklus I sebesar 88% meningkat pada siklus II sebesar 97%. Peningkatan keaktifan rata-rata siswa pada siklus I sebesar 82%, meningkat pada siklus II sebesar 93%. Ketertarikan rata-rata siswa juga mengalami peningkatan pada siklus I sebesar 84% meningkat pada siklus II sebesar 92%. Hasil observasi penerapan PjBL secara keseluruhan menunjukkan nilai sangat baik yaitu 95. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran menggunakan model Project Based Learning dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pokok materi hakikat ilmu kimia.   Project Based Learning to Improve Student Learning Outcome in Chemistry Lessons with the Subject Matter of the Nature of Chemistry Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether learning using the Project Based Learning model can improve student learning outcomes in chemistry lessons with the subject matter of the nature of Chemistry, and to determine the magnitude of the increase. Classroom Action Research is carried out in 2 cycles. The variables used are improvement in learning outcomes including cognitive, and psychomotor values. The instruments used were pretest-posttest, portfolio, observation sheet, and questionnaire questionnaire. Data were analyzed qualitatively descriptive. From the results of the study obtained a picture of students who reached KKM cognitive value as much as 97% with an average value of 82, students who achieved KKM psychomotor value as much as 100% with an average value of 91. There was an increase in the success of teachers in applying the PjBL learning model in the first cycle of 88%, increasing in the second cycle by 97%. The increase in the average activity of students in the first cycle was 82%, increasing in the second cycle by 93%. The average interest of students also increases in the first cycle by 84%, increasing in the second cycle by 92%. Observation of the application of PjBL as a whole shows a very good value of 95. Based on the results of the analysis of the data shows that learning using the Project Based Learning model can improve student learning outcomes of the subject matter of the nature of chemistry.

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